Explore the Family Name Schwarzwalder

The meaning of Schwarzwalder

German (Schwarzwälder): habitational name for someone from the Black Forest (German Schwarzwald, from Old High German swarz ‘black’ + wald ‘forest’), a large forested region in southwestern Germany, or from any of several places called Schwarzwald, for example near Gotha. Compare Blackwelder and Swartzwelder.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Schwarzwalder has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Schwarzwalder ranked 98,298 in terms of surname popularity, dropping to 110,825 by 2010, representing a change of -12.74%. The number of people with this surname also decreased from 171 in 2000 to 159 in 2010, marking a decline of 7.02%. Consequently, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 was reduced by 16.67%, moving from 0.06 in 2000 to 0.05 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#98,298	#110,825	-12.74%
Count	171	159	-7.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.05	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schwarzwalder

The ethnic identity associated with Schwarzwalder, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, is majorly White. The percentage of individuals identifying as White increased from 95.91% in 2000 to 98.11% in 2010. Previously, there was a small representation (2.92%) of individuals who identified as belonging to two or more races in 2000; however, this category saw a reduction to 0% by 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native for either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.91%	98.11%	2.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.92%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%