Explore the Family Name Schoenthal

The meaning of Schoenthal

1. German (Schönthal): topographic name from Middle High German schœn ‘beautiful’ + tal ‘valley’, or a habitational name from any of several places called Schönthal or Schöntal. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic; Schönthal): artificial name composed of German schön ‘beautiful’ + Tal ‘valley’, or a habitational name for someone from a place called with these elements (see 1 above). Some characteristic forenames: German Gerhard.

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

The popularity of the surname Schoenthal, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has experienced a slight decrease in rank between 2000 and 2010, dropping from 58,553 to 60,636. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased by 2.47% during the same period, growing from 324 to 332. However, this rise in count did not translate into an increase in proportion per 100,000 people, which fell by 8.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,553	#60,636	-3.56%
Count	324	332	2.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schoenthal

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that a vast majority of those with the Schoenthal surname identify as white, although there was a small decrease in this group from 97.84% in 2000 to 95.18% in 2010. The period also saw the emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic identities among those bearing the surname, accounting for 1.51% and 2.11% respectively in 2010. There were no changes in the percentages of those identifying as two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.84%	95.18%	-2.72%
Hispanic	0%	2.11%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.51%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%