Explore the Family Name Schuring

The meaning of Schuring

1. Dutch; North German (Schüring): derivative of Middle Dutch schuur, schuer, Middle Low German schure ‘barn’, with -ing suffix for someone who lived near a prominent barn or worked there. 2. North German (Schüring): topographic name from Middle Low German schuringe ‘protection’; ‘barn, shed’. 3. North German: nickname from Middle Low German schūr ‘sly, clever’; see also Schur 1. Some characteristic forenames: German Claus, Dieter, Kurt.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Schuring ranked 36,328th in popularity in the year 2000 and slightly dropped to the 36,379th position in 2010, indicating a marginal decrease of 0.14%. In terms of count, there were 582 individuals with the Schuring last name in 2000, which increased to 615 by 2010, reflecting a growth rate of 5.67%. However, the proportion of this surname per 100,000 people witnessed a slight decline of 4.55% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,328	#36,379	-0.14%
Count	582	615	5.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schuring

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that majority of individuals carrying the Schuring surname identified as White, making up 98.11% of the group in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 97.24% in 2010. A small percentage identified as Hispanic, rising from 1.20% in 2000 to 1.79% in 2010, marking a significant increase of 49.17%. There were no reported cases of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.11%	97.24%	-0.89%
Hispanic	1.2%	1.79%	49.17%
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%