Explore the Family Name Schuenemann

The meaning of Schuenemann

North German (Schünemann): from Middle Low German schune ‘barn’ + man ‘man’; a topographic name for someone who lived near a barn, or an occupational name for someone who worked in one. See also Scheuer, compare Schunemann. Some characteristic forenames: German Helmut, Erwin, Guenter, Helmuth, Ilse.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Schuenemann has seen a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Schuenemann was ranked 49,563 in terms of popularity and this fell to 55,255 by 2010, indicating an approximately 11.48% drop. The number of people carrying this surname also decreased from 398 in 2000 to 372 in 2010, representing a decrease of 6.53%. The proportion of this surname per 100k people also experienced a decline of 13.33%, going from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,563	#55,255	-11.48%
Count	398	372	-6.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schuenemann

The ethnicity information from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the Schuenemann surname identify as White, with 97.74% in 2000 and slightly less at 97.04% in 2010, showing a small decrease of 0.72%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic showed a substantial increase of 52.84%, rising from 1.76% in 2000 to 2.69% in 2010. The data for Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities were either zero or suppressed for privacy reasons in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.74%	97.04%	-0.72%
Hispanic	1.76%	2.69%	52.84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%