Explore the Family Name Schut

The meaning of Schut

1. Dutch: occupational name for an archer, Middle Dutch scutte. 2. North German (also Schüt): variant of Schutte, a cognate of 1 above. 3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from East Slavic and Yiddish shut ‘jester, joker’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Schut has slightly decreased in rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from rank 25,673 to 25,810, a -0.53% change. Despite this slight drop in rank, the actual count of people with the surname Schut increased by 5.76%, growing from 902 individuals in 2000 to 954 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a minor decrease of -3.03% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,673	#25,810	-0.53%
Count	902	954	5.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.32	-3.03%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schut

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Schut reveals that it is predominantly associated with the white ethnicity, constituting 94.34% in 2010, down from 95.79% in 2000 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. However, this surname has seen growth in those identifying as two or more races, increasing from 1.00% in 2000 to 1.78% in 2010, an impressive 78.00% change. Furthermore, the percentage of individuals with this surname who identify as Hispanic also increased by 54.24%, although they still only make up 2.73% of the total in 2010. There were no individuals with the surname Schut identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either 2000 or 2010. Lastly, those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased by -41.57%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.79%	94.34%	-1.51%
Hispanic	1.77%	2.73%	54.24%
Two or More Races	1%	1.78%	78%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.89%	0.52%	-41.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%