Explore the Family Name Schoepp

The meaning of Schoepp

1. North German (Schöpp): occupational name for a juryman, Middle Low German schepe, schepen(e). Compare Schopp. 2. In some cases possibly also Dutch: nickname or metonymic occupational name for a shepherd, from the Limburg dialect word shoepp ‘sheep’. This surname is very rare in the Netherlands.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Schoepp experienced a slight change in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 50,468 in popularity with a count of 389 individuals carrying this surname. A decade later, its rank dropped to 51,830, which represents a decrease of 2.7%. However, despite the drop in ranking, the actual count of people with the Schoepp surname increased by 3.08%, from 389 in 2000 to 401 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.14 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,468	#51,830	-2.7%
Count	389	401	3.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.14	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schoepp

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals bearing the Schoepp surname identify as White. In both 2000 and 2010, over 98% of those with this surname identified as White, showing a minute increase of 0.04% over the decade. There was a small percentage, 1.29% in 2000 increasing to 1.5% in 2010, who identified as Hispanic. The remaining categories, including Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, had no individuals identifying under them in either years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.46%	98.5%	0.04%
Hispanic	1.29%	1.5%	16.28%
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%