Explore the Family Name Schiesser

The meaning of Schiesser

German: 1. nickname for a hunter or shooting enthusiast, or an occupational name for a rifleman, from an agent derivative of Middle High German schiezen ‘to shoot’. 2. topographic name from a dialect word meaning ‘pointed nook’. Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Gunter, Kurt.

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

The surname Schiesser's popularity saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the surname was ranked at 35,187, but this fell to 38,050 in 2010, representing an 8.14% drop. The count of individuals with the Schiesser surname also declined from 606 in 2000 to 583 in 2010, a decrease of 3.8%. Consequently, the proportion per 100k people decreased by 9.09% over the same period, moving from 0.22 to 0.2.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,187	#38,050	-8.14%
Count	606	583	-3.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.2	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schiesser

The Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting facts about the ethnic identity associated with the surname Schiesser. The vast majority of individuals bearing this surname identified as White in both 2000 (97.03%) and 2010 (96.40%), although there was a slight decrease of 0.65% in this category. The data reported for Hispanic ethnicity saw a reduction of 13.13%, going from 1.98% in 2000 to 1.72% in 2010. There was no change in the percentage of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. Interestingly, the category of "Two or more races" emerged in 2010 with 1.03%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.03%	96.4%	-0.65%
Hispanic	1.98%	1.72%	-13.13%
Two or More Races	0%	1.03%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%