Explore the Family Name Schrandt

The meaning of Schrandt

North German: probably a variant of Schrage, an occupational name for a butcher or baker selling at a stall in a market, from Middle High German schrande, schrange ‘market stall, table, counter’. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Siegfried.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Schrandt saw a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Schrandt was ranked 56,687th most common name in the United States, but by 2010 it had moved up to the 54,178th position – a growth of approximately 4.43%. The number of people with the Schrandt surname also increased during this decade, from 337 individuals in 2000 to 381 in 2010, marking an increase of about 13.06%. Consequently, the proportion of Schrandts per 100,000 people also grew by around 8.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,687	#54,178	4.43%
Count	337	381	13.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.13	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schrandt

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals bearing the Schrandt name identified as white, making up 95.55% in 2000 and slightly declining to 95.01% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or belonging to two or more races decreased to zero over the same period. There was a new emergence within the Schrandt family identifying as Hispanic, rising to 3.15% in 2010. However, there were no recorded instances of the Schrandt surname among the Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native communities in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.55%	95.01%	-0.57%
Hispanic	0%	3.15%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.48%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.48%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%