Explore the Family Name Schneidman

The meaning of Schneidman

Americanized form of German Schneidmann, and a variant of the same Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) surname: occupational name for a tailor, literally ‘cut man’, from Middle High German snīden (German schneiden, Yiddish shnaydn) ‘to cut’ + man (German Mann, Yiddish man) ‘man’.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Schneidman saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 91,004 in terms of prevalence and dropped to 110,825 by 2010, representing a change of -21.78 percent. In terms of count, there were 188 individuals with the Schneidman surname in 2000, which decreased to 159 in 2010, marking a decline of -15.43 percent. The proportion of people with this name per 100k of the population also fell from 0.07 in 2000 to 0.05 in 2010, a shift of -28.57 percent.

20002010Change
Rank#91,004#110,825-21.78%
Count188159-15.43%
Proportion per 100k0.070.05-28.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schneidman

Regarding the ethnicity of people with the Schneidman surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that most identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. Specifically, 95.74 percent of Schneidmans were White in 2000, and this proportion slightly increased to 96.23 percent in 2010. There were no recorded instances of Schneidmans identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Black, Hispanic, or belonging to two or more races in either year.

20002010Change
White95.74%96.23%0.51%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Hispanic0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%