Explore the Family Name Scholer

The meaning of Scholer

1. North German (Schöler): status name from Middle Low German schōler ‘scholar, pupil’ (especially one studying to be a clergyman). Compare Schoeler. 2. German: nickname for someone with debts, Middle High German scholære. 3. English: variant of Scholar.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Scholer has seen a decrease in popularity over the years. In the year 2000, the name was ranked 34,757th popular but by 2010 it had fallen to 42,858th, marking a decline of 23.31%. The total count of individuals with this surname also dropped from 615 to 505, a decrease of 17.89%. Furthermore, the proportion of people with the Scholer surname per 100,000 population reduced by 26.09%, from 0.23 in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,757	#42,858	-23.31%
Count	615	505	-17.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.17	-26.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Scholer

Regarding ethnicity, the majority of individuals with the Scholer surname identified as White, according to Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 96.59% of Scholers were White, with this figure decreasing slightly to 92.28% in 2010. There was however a notable increase in the percentage of Scholers from multi-racial backgrounds, from 0.98% in 2000 to 3.17% in 2010. Some individuals also identified as Hispanic (2.77%) for the first time in 2010, while the percentage of Scholers identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased from 1.14% to 0.99%. No Scholers identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.59%	92.28%	-4.46%
Two or More Races	0.98%	3.17%	223.47%
Hispanic	0%	2.77%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.14%	0.99%	-13.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%