Explore the Family Name Schroen

The meaning of Schroen

Dutch (also Schroën) and German: occupational name for a variety of activities, the same as Schroeder, from an agent derivative of schrōen, a shortened form of schrōden ‘to cut’. Some characteristic forenames: German Wolfgang.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Schroen experienced a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Schroen ranked as the 59,611th most common surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 70,403rd position, a decrease of 18.1%. The actual count of individuals with this surname also fell from 317 in 2000 to 278 in 2010, representing a drop of 12.3%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Schroen per 100,000 decreased by 25% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,611	#70,403	-18.1%
Count	317	278	-12.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.09	-25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schroen

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Schroen showed some shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 95.27% of those with the surname identified as White, but this percentage fell slightly to 91.73% in 2010. During the same period, there was an observable increase in those identifying as two or more races, from zero to 3.96%. A small percentage identified as Hispanic in 2010, at 1.8%, which was not the case in 2000. The proportion of individuals identifying as Black decreased from 2.21% to 1.8%. No significant changes were recorded for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.27%	91.73%	-3.72%
Two or More Races	0%	3.96%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.8%	0%
Black	2.21%	1.8%	-18.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%