Explore the Family Name Schiffhauer

The meaning of Schiffhauer

German: 1. occupational name for a shipbuilder, from Middle High German schif ‘ship’ + an agent derivative of hauen ‘tocut or hew’. 2. variant of Scheffauer, a habitational name for someone from any of several places called Scheffau.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Schiffhauer has seen a modest increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Schiffhauer was ranked 60,887th most common surname in the United States, with 309 individuals carrying the name. By 2010, the rank had slightly improved to 60,196th, with an increase of 1.13%. The count of people with this surname also rose by 8.41% to 335 over the same period. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained relatively stable at 0.11.

20002010Change
Rank#60,887#60,1961.13%
Count3093358.41%
Proportion per 100k0.110.110%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schiffhauer

In terms of ethnicity, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the vast majority of those bearing the surname Schiffhauer identify as White - 96.44% in 2000 and 96.72% in 2010, showing a marginal increase of 0.29%. There were no reported instances of Schiffhauers identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, having two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years. Interestingly, there was a small emergence of Schiffhauers identifying as Hispanic in 2010, which was not registered in the 2000 census.

20002010Change
White96.44%96.72%0.29%
Hispanic0%1.49%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%