Explore the Family Name Shenker

The meaning of Shenker

Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Shenk, with the addition of the German or Yiddish agent suffix -er. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Yoram, Rivka, Benzion, Moisey, Sarra. Russian Boris, Dmitriy, Betya, Gennadiy, Maksim, Sofiya, Vladimir, Yefim, Yelena.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Shenker has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the surname shifted from rank 44,654 in 2000 to 46,487 in 2010, indicating a decrease in popularity by 4.1%. However, the count or the number of individuals with this surname increased slightly by 1.1%, from 453 in 2000 to 458 in 2010. The proportion of people with this surname per 100k also decreased by 5.88%, from 0.17 in 2000 to 0.16 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,654	#46,487	-4.1%
Count	453	458	1.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shenker

On the ethnicity front, the majority of Shenkers identified as White according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, although there was a minor dip of 1.32% over the decade (from 96.25% in 2000 to 94.98% in 2010). Those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 148.48%, moving from 1.32% of all Shenkers in 2000 to 3.28% in 2010. In terms of multi-ethnic identity, there was a notable decrease of 50.68% in those identifying with two or more races, from 2.21% in 2000 to 1.09% in 2010. There were no recorded Shenkers who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.25%	94.98%	-1.32%
Hispanic	1.32%	3.28%	148.48%
Two or More Races	2.21%	1.09%	-50.68%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%