Explore the Family Name Schnebly

The meaning of Schnebly

Americanized form of Swiss German Schneebeli or Schnebli: nickname for a white-haired man, from derivative of Middle High German snē, snēw ‘snow’. Compare Snavely and Snively.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Schnebly has experienced a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Schnebly was ranked 49,249 in terms of popularity and fell to 52,851 by 2010, which corresponds to a change of -7.31 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 401 to 392 over the same period, representing a decline of -2.24 percent. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people dropped by 13.33 percent, from 0.15 to 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,249	#52,851	-7.31%
Count	401	392	-2.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schnebly

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Schnebly, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a few changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals identifying as Schnebly are of White ethnicity, although there was a slight decrease from 96.01 percent in 2000 to 92.86 percent in 2010. During the same time frame, those identifying as Hispanic increased significantly from 2.74 percent to 4.59 percent. There were no reported individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or Two or more races in either year. Interestingly, there was an introduction of American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity within the Schnebly surname by 2010, with a proportion of 1.28 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.01%	92.86%	-3.28%
Hispanic	2.74%	4.59%	67.52%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.28%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%