Explore the Family Name Schwarzer

The meaning of Schwarzer

1. German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname from an inflected form of Middle High German swarz, German schwarz, meaning ‘the black one or the dark one’. 2. German: habitational name for someone from any of the places called Schwarz. Some characteristic forenames: German Dieter, Angelika, Bernd, Fritz, Hedwig, Helmut, Horst, Joerg, Kurt, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Schwarzer saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Schwarzer had a rank of 51,945 which dropped to 54,864 in 2010, a change of -5.62%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname decreased from 376 to 375, indicating a minimal decrease of -0.27%. The proportion per 100k also fell by -7.14%, from 0.14 to 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,945	#54,864	-5.62%
Count	376	375	-0.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schwarzer

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the surname Schwarzer identified as White, with 91.22% in 2000 increasing slightly to 92.53% in 2010. The second most prevalent ethnic identity was Hispanic, though the percentage decreased from 3.99% in 2000 to 2.67% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 1.33% to 1.6%, while those identifying with two or more races fell from 2.39% to 1.60%. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.22%	92.53%	1.44%
Hispanic	3.99%	2.67%	-33.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.33%	1.6%	20.3%
Two or More Races	2.39%	1.6%	-33.05%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%