Explore the Family Name Schwartzkopf

The meaning of Schwartzkopf

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for someone with dark hair, from Middle High German swarz ‘black, dark’ + kopf ‘head’, German schwarz + Kopf.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, Schwartzkopf as a surname has seen a slight shift in its popularity over the past decade. In 2000, it was ranked 22,983 but had slipped to rank 24,012 by 2010, showing a decrease of 4.48%. However, the number of individuals carrying the name Schwartzkopf saw a minor increase from 1,039 in 2000 to 1,050 in 2010, demonstrating growth of 1.06%. Proportionally though, per 100,000 people, the occurrence of this surname dropped by 7.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,983	#24,012	-4.48%
Count	1,039	1,050	1.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.36	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schwartzkopf

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Schwartzkopf, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there are some noticeable shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although this percentage decreased slightly from 97.79% to 95.71%. Interestingly, those identifying as Hispanic within this surname group more than doubled, increasing from 0.67% to 1.52%. Additionally, there was a notable rise of 61.04% in individuals who identified with two or more races. There was no change in the number of individuals identifying as Black or Asian/Pacific Islander, and a small emergence of American Indian and Alaskan Native identification at 0.67% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.79%	95.71%	-2.13%
Hispanic	0.67%	1.52%	126.87%
Two or More Races	0.77%	1.24%	61.04%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.67%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%