Explore the Family Name Schnitzler

The meaning of Schnitzler

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Schnitzer ‘woodworker’. Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Kurt, Manfred, Helmut. Jewish Aharon, Aron, Chaim, Hershy, Meyer, Moshe, Sholom.

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

The surname Schnitzler has seen a growth in popularity over the decade according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked as the 23,372nd most popular surname, but by 2010 it had risen to the 21,700th position, marking a 7.15% increase in rank. The actual count of individuals bearing this surname also grew from 1,015 in 2000 to 1,200 in 2010, a substantial increase of 18.23%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also increased slightly during this period from 0.38 to 0.41.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,372	#21,700	7.15%
Count	1,015	1,200	18.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.41	7.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schnitzler

According to the ethnic identity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the surname Schnitzler identify as White, making up 95.96% of the total in 2000 and 95.00% in 2010. The next largest ethnic group within this surname is Hispanics, which increased from 2.17% in 2000 to 3.58% in 2010, showing a significant change of about 64.98%. A small percentage identified with two or more races, however, this figure dropped from 1.58% in 2000 to 0.83% in 2010. Interestingly, the census began recording Asian/Pacific Islander under this surname in 2010 at 0.58%, whereas there were none recorded in 2000. Those identifying as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.96%	95%	-1%
Hispanic	2.17%	3.58%	64.98%
Two or More Races	1.58%	0.83%	-47.47%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.58%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%