Explore the Family Name Schoenwald

The meaning of Schoenwald

1. German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) (Schönwald): habitational name from any of several places called Schönwald. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic; Schönwald): artificial name composed of German schön ‘beautiful’ + Wald ‘forest’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Schoenwald saw a slight decrease in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 51,809th and by 2010 it had slipped to 52,619th, marking a decline of 1.56%. Despite this fall in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Schoenwald surname increased by 4.51% during the same period, from 377 to 394. However, when adjusted for population growth, the proportion of individuals with the surname per 100,000 people decreased by 7.14%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,809	#52,619	-1.56%
Count	377	394	4.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schoenwald

The ethnicity breakdown of the Schoenwald surname according to the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, accounting for 96.82% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 96.19% in 2010. The Hispanic representation also experienced a minor increase, rising from 1.33% in 2000 to 1.52% in 2010. Interestingly, the data reveals the introduction of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity within the Schoenwald surname holders in 2010, which was not present in 2000. Other ethnic identities such as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native were not represented in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.82%	96.19%	-0.65%
Hispanic	1.33%	1.52%	14.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.27%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%