Explore the Family Name Screen

The meaning of Screen

English: nickname from Middle English scrin (Anglo-Norman escrin ‘jewel-case’), or from Middle English screne ‘fire screen’, ‘partition in a hall’, perhaps for a maker of such items.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Screen' saw a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 30,682 and moved up to rank 31,412 in 2010. This represents a -2.38% change in ranking. Despite the drop in rank, the total count of individuals with the surname increased from 717 in 2000 to 737 in 2010, marking a growth of 2.79%. However, when measured as proportion per 100,000 people, the prevalence of the surname decreased by -7.41%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,682	#31,412	-2.38%
Count	717	737	2.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.25	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Screen

As for the ethnicity associated with the name 'Screen', again referencing the Decennial U.S. Census data, changes were observed between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Screen's identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander declined from 0.84% to 0 during this period. Simultaneously, those identifying as having two or more races appeared for the first time at 3.26% in 2010. The White population with this surname experienced a slight increase from 40.73% to 40.84%, while the Hispanic population increased more significantly from 1.12% to 1.22%. The Black population with this surname showed a small decrease from 56.21% to 54.27%. There was no change in the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native populations with this surname; both years recorded 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	56.21%	54.27%	-3.45%
White	40.73%	40.84%	0.27%
Two or More Races	0%	3.26%	0%
Hispanic	1.12%	1.22%	8.93%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.84%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%