Explore the Family Name Schmidbauer

The meaning of Schmidbauer

South German: occupational name for a farmer who was also a blacksmith, from Middle High German smit ‘smith’ + būr ‘farmer’ (see Bauer). Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Markus.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Schmidbauer has slightly decreased over a decade. In 2000, the surname was ranked 59,769th in popularity and that rank dropped to 61,123rd in 2010, which represents a change of -2.27 percent. The count or number of individuals with this surname, however, saw a slight increase from 316 in 2000 to 329 in 2010, reflecting an increase of 4.11 percent. Despite the increase in count, the proportion of Schmidbauers per 100,000 people in the U.S. population went down by 8.33 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,769	#61,123	-2.27%
Count	316	329	4.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schmidbauer

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Schmidbauer are identified as White. The percentage of Schmidbauers identifying as White increased from 95.57 percent in 2000 to 96.66 percent in 2010, showing a positive change of 1.14 percent. Meanwhile, the percentage of Schmidbauers identified as Hispanic dropped significantly, from 3.48 percent in 2000 to 2.43 percent in 2010, indicating a decrease of 30.17 percent. There were no reported individuals with this surname who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.57%	96.66%	1.14%
Hispanic	3.48%	2.43%	-30.17%
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%