Explore the Family Name Schutzman

The meaning of Schutzman

1. Americanized form of German Schützmann: occupational name for an archer (see Schuetz). 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Schutzmann ‘protection man’. 3. Americanized form of Jewish (Ashkenazic) Schützmann: artificial name composed of German Schütze + Mann ‘archer man, hunter man’ (compare 1 above).

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Schutzman experienced a slight change in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 50,686, but by 2010, it had dropped slightly to a rank of 52,851, marking a decrease of 4.27%. However, despite this drop in ranking, the sheer number of people with the surname Schutzman actually increased from 387 to 392, a growth rate of 1.29%. The proportion per 100,000 individuals also saw a slight decrease, falling from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

20002010Change
Rank#50,686#52,851-4.27%
Count3873921.29%
Proportion per 100k0.140.13-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schutzman

Turning our attention to ethnicity data from the same Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of those with the Schutzman surname identified as White, although there was a slight decrease over the decade from 99.22% in 2000 to 95.41% in 2010. There were also small increases in the Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic demographics, both going from 0% in 2000 to approximately 1.28% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races also rose marginally to 1.53% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentages for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at 0% for both census years.

20002010Change
White99.22%95.41%-3.84%
Two or More Races0%1.53%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%1.28%0%
Hispanic0%1.28%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%