Explore the Family Name Schlossberg

The meaning of Schlossberg

Jewish (Ashkenazic): 1. artificial name composed of German Schloss ‘castle’ + Berg ‘mountain, hill’. 2. habitational name from any of various places in Germany so named, because they were the sites of castles (see Schloss 2) on hills (see Berg). Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Golda, Hirsch, Hyman, Rivka, Rivky, Yehuda.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Schlossberg saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 29,964th most common surname, but by 2010 it had slipped to 31,754th place, indicating a change of -5.97%. There was also a slight dip in the total count of people with this surname, from 739 in 2000 to 727 in 2010. This represents a -1.62% change. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people with the surname Schlossberg decreased by -7.41%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,964	#31,754	-5.97%
Count	739	727	-1.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.25	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schlossberg

With regards to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Schlossberg identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a slight drop over the decade, from 97.29% in 2000 to 96.56% in 2010. Furthermore, there was an impressive 91.80% increase in the number of people identifying as Hispanic, growing from 1.22% in 2000 to 2.34% in 2010. Meanwhile, no Schlossbergs identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.29%	96.56%	-0.75%
Hispanic	1.22%	2.34%	91.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%