Explore the Family Name Schomberg

The meaning of Schomberg

German (also Schömberg): and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from any of the places in Thuringia, Württemberg, and Silesia called Schomberg or Schömberg.

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

The Schomberg surname ranked 54,643rd in popularity in the year 2000 and dropped slightly to 56,073rd by 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. This represents a minor decrease of 2.62% over the decade. Despite the drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Schomberg last name increased from 353 to 365, marking a 3.4% growth during this period. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decline from 0.13 to 0.12, indicating a decrease of 7.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,643	#56,073	-2.62%
Count	353	365	3.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schomberg

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that a large majority of those carrying the Schomberg surname identified as White, making up 88.95% in 2000 and slightly declining to 87.12% in 2010. This represented a modest decrease of 2.06%. Those identifying as Black constituted 5.95% in 2000 and then rose to 6.85% in 2010, an increase of 15.13%. The census data noted a new appearance of Hispanic ethnicity among the Schombergs, going from 0% in 2000 to 2.47% in 2010. The category of Two or More Races also saw an increase from 2.83% to 3.01%. In contrast, the proportions of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.95%	87.12%	-2.06%
Black	5.95%	6.85%	15.13%
Two or More Races	2.83%	3.01%	6.36%
Hispanic	0%	2.47%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%