Explore the Family Name Schoeneman

The meaning of Schoeneman

Americanized form of German Schönemann (see Schoenemann). Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Schoeneman saw slight fluctuations between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 32,267 in terms of frequency, with a count of 673 instances per 100,000 people. By 2010, the ranking had slightly dropped to 33,196, indicating a decrease in popularity by about 2.88%. However, contrary to this trend, the actual count of the surname increased by 2.38% from 673 to 689, with a proportion per 100,000 people slightly decreasing from 0.25 to 0.23, showing a drop of 8%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,267	#33,196	-2.88%
Count	673	689	2.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.23	-8%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schoeneman

Analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Schoeneman using Decennial U.S. Census data, the vast majority identify as White. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased slightly from 98.22% in 2000 to 96.08% in 2010. Despite this decrease, it remains the dominant ethnicity for this surname. Interestingly, there was a significant increase in the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic, growing from 1.19% in 2000 to 2.32% in 2010, marking an impressive 94.96% increase. The data showed no change in other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, maintaining a 0% representation during both census periods.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.22%	96.08%	-2.18%
Hispanic	1.19%	2.32%	94.96%
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%