Explore the Family Name Schurr

The meaning of Schurr

1. South German (Swabia): nickname for a hot-tempered person, a cognate of Schur 1. 2. Germanized form of Sorbian Žur (see Schur 3).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Schurr experienced a shift from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Schurr was ranked 17,153rd in terms of popularity but by 2010, it had slipped to a rank of 19,567, indicating a decrease in popularity by approximately 14%. The number of people carrying this surname also dipped in 2010 with a count of 1,379, down from 1,525 in 2000, marking a nearly 10% drop. The proportion per 100k also saw a significant reduction, falling by 17.54%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,153	#19,567	-14.07%
Count	1,525	1,379	-9.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.57	0.47	-17.54%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schurr

The ethnicity associated with the surname Schurr also underwent some changes between 2000 and 2010, as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of those identifying as White slightly decreased by half a percent, standing at 95.5% in 2010 compared to 96% in 2000. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander remained relatively stable with only a slight dip of around 2%. Notably, individuals identifying as Hispanic showed a substantial increase of over 45%, rising from 1.64% in 2000 to 2.39% in 2010. Conversely, the percentage of those identifying as belonging to two or more races decreased by over 26%. There were no changes recorded for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96%	95.5%	-0.52%
Hispanic	1.64%	2.39%	45.73%
Two or More Races	1.38%	1.02%	-26.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.52%	0.51%	-1.92%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%