Explore the Family Name Schurman

The meaning of Schurman

Americanized form of German Schürmann (see Schuermann).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Schurman has grown in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the rank of the surname was 15,973, but it improved to 15,520 by 2010 - a positive change of 2.84 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 1,670 to 1,886 during this decade, marking a growth rate of nearly 13 percent. Additionally, the proportion of people named Schurman per 100,000 increased by 3.23 percent, from 0.62 to 0.64.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,973	#15,520	2.84%
Count	1,670	1,886	12.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.62	0.64	3.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schurman

The ethnicity table based on the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts in the ethnic identity linked with the surname Schurman between 2000 and 2010. The majority remained largely White, although the percentage decreased slightly from 96.65 to 94.59. The Hispanic representation saw the most significant increase, jumping from 0.84 percent to 2.33 percent, which equates to a considerable rise of 177.38 percent. Both the Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying as two or more races also witnessed increases, of 12.12 and 23.15 percent respectively. While there were no recorded individuals of Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native descent with the surname in 2000, these categories saw increases in 2010, with 0.37 percent identifying as Black and 0.64 percent as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.65%	94.59%	-2.13%
Hispanic	0.84%	2.33%	177.38%
Two or More Races	1.08%	1.33%	23.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.66%	0.74%	12.12%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.64%	0%
Black	0%	0.37%	0%