Explore the Family Name Screws
The meaning of Screws
Perhaps a much altered form of Dutch Schreurs (compare the Americanized form Skewers), a patronymic from Schreur, an occupational name for a tailor, from a shortened form of Schreuder.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Screws in the United States?
Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname 'Screws' has seen a decline in popularity across the United States. In 2000, it ranked 24,243 on the list of most popular surnames, but by 2010, it had dropped to 27,228, indicating a change of -12.31%. The total count of people with this surname also fell from 969 to 888 during the same period, marking an -8.36% change. The proportion of individuals with the 'Screws' surname per 100,000 people decreased by -16.67%, from 0.36 in 2000 to 0.3 by 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #24,243 | #27,228 | -12.31% |
| Count | 969 | 888 | -8.36% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.36 | 0.3 | -16.67% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Screws
Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts for the surname 'Screws.' While the percentage identifying as White decreased slightly from 79.67% in 2000 to 77.14% in 2010, there was an increase in those identifying as Black, from 18.68% to 20.27%. Interestingly, the percentage of people with this surname identifying with two or more races nearly doubled from 0.52% to 0.90%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000 (0.52%) dropped to zero by 2010. There was also a new appearance of Hispanic identification at 0.79% in 2010, and no recorded changes for American Indian and Alaskan Native identities.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 79.67% | 77.14% | -3.18% |
| Black | 18.68% | 20.27% | 8.51% |
| Two or More Races | 0.52% | 0.9% | 73.08% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 0.79% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.52% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |