Explore the Family Name Schoolcraft

The meaning of Schoolcraft

English: variant of Scowcroft, from Middle English scale, sc(h)ole ‘hut, shed’ (Old Norse skáli) + croft ‘small enclosed field’. The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived in or by a field containing a hut, or habitational, from a place so named, such as Scowcroft in Oldham (Lancashire) and Scholecroft in Morley (Yorkshire). Compare Scales and Schofield.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Schoolcraft has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked 11,459th in terms of popularity compared to 12,083rd in 2010, marking a 5.45% decrease in ranking. The total count of individuals with this surname increased slightly by 2.3%, from 2,521 in 2000 to 2,579 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 6.45% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,459	#12,083	-5.45%
Count	2,521	2,579	2.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.93	0.87	-6.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schoolcraft

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, there have been shifts within the ethnic identities associated with the surname Schoolcraft from 2000 to 2010. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic saw increases, with these groups growing by 38.89% and 34.84% respectively. Those reporting two or more races also saw an increase of 51.66%. However, the number of individuals identifying as White saw a small decrease of 1.44%. People identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native also saw decreases, with these groups falling by 22.50% and 2.30% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.32%	93.95%	-1.44%
Two or More Races	1.51%	2.29%	51.66%
Hispanic	1.55%	2.09%	34.84%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.87%	0.85%	-2.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.36%	0.5%	38.89%
Black	0.4%	0.31%	-22.5%