Explore the Family Name Schlanger

The meaning of Schlanger

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Schlange ‘snake’ + the agent suffix -er. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Emanuel, Mordechai, Moric, Moshe.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Schlanger saw a minor increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 37,043 in the United States, and by 2010, it had moved up to rank 36,695. This shift represents a popularity increase of approximately 0.94%. Furthermore, the number of individuals with this surname also increased by 7.41%, from 567 in 2000 to 609 in 2010. Despite these changes, the proportion of the surname per 100k people remained constant at 0.21.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,043	#36,695	0.94%
Count	567	609	7.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.21	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schlanger

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals with the Schlanger surname identify as White, with the percentage being 95.94 in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 95.40 in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic within the Schlanger surname holders saw an increase of 44.65%, going from 1.59% in 2000 to 2.3% in 2010. Notably, there was a decrease in the category of "Two or more races", which dropped by 25.57% over the decade. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Schlanger surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.94%	95.4%	-0.56%
Hispanic	1.59%	2.3%	44.65%
Two or More Races	1.76%	1.31%	-25.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%