Explore the Family Name Schoening

The meaning of Schoening

North German: 1. patronymic from Schoen 1. 2. habitational name (see Schoenig). Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Klaus, Heinz, Alois, Frieda, Gunther, Hans, Hertha.

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

The Schoening surname has seen a small shift in its popularity over a decade, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the name was ranked 15,194th and counted 1,779 individuals, but by 2010, it had dropped slightly to a rank of 15,907 with an increased count of 1,827 individuals. Despite the rise in the total number of people with this last name, its proportion per 100,000 fell from 0.66 in 2000 to 0.62 in 2010, indicating a decline of 6.06%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,194	#15,907	-4.69%
Count	1,779	1,827	2.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.66	0.62	-6.06%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schoening

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census provides some interesting changes over the same period. While the vast majority of those with the Schoening surname identified as white (96.4% in 2000 and 94.69% in 2010), there were notable increases in some other demographic groups. The percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose from 0.28% to 0.49%, while those indicating they were of two or more races went up very slightly from 1.24% to 1.26%. The group that saw the most significant increase was those identifying as Hispanic, which jumped from 1.41% in 2000 to 2.63% in 2010. The black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories also saw modest increases.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.4%	94.69%	-1.77%
Hispanic	1.41%	2.63%	86.52%
Two or More Races	1.24%	1.26%	1.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.28%	0.49%	75%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.39%	0.49%	25.64%
Black	0.28%	0.44%	57.14%