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Explore the Family Name Schickel

The meaning of Schickel

South German: variant of Schick, also ‘son of Schick’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Schickel in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Schickel has seen a modest increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 43,377th among all surnames but improved its standing to 42,237th in 2010, marking an upward change of 2.63%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 469 people in 2000 to 514 people in 2010, which signifies a 9.59% rise. Interestingly, the proportion per 100,000 residents remained consistent at 0.17.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,377	#42,237	2.63%
Count	469	514	9.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.17	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schickel

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides insights into the ethnic identity of individuals carrying the Schickel surname. Between 2000 and 2010, the majority of Schickels identified as White, with a slight increase from 93.18% to 93.77%. The number of Schickels identifying as Hispanic saw substantial growth, rising by 70.76% over the decade. However, the percentage identifying as two or more races decreased by 57.50%, while the representation within the Asian/Pacific Islander group showed a small emergence, going from 0% to 1.17%. The data for Black ethnicity was suppressed for privacy in 2010, and no Schickels identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.18%	93.77%	0.63%
Hispanic	1.71%	2.92%	70.76%
Two or More Races	3.2%	1.36%	-57.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.17%	0%
Black	1.07%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%