Explore the Family Name Shinaberry

The meaning of Shinaberry

Americanized form of German Schönberger (see Schoenberger) or of the cognate Schöneberger, or perhaps of Schöneberg, Schönberg (see Schoenberg). Compare Shinabarger. History: The Shinaberrys trace their origin to Jacob Shinaberry, who by 1802 lived in VA. He was probably the son of Johannes (John) Schönberger alias Shinaberry, who came from Germany to PA in the second half of the 18th century before moving down to VA.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Shinaberry has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Shinaberry ranked 55,609 in popularity among U.S surnames, but by 2010 it had slipped to 58,735, marking a 5.62% decrease. The count of individuals with this surname remained steady at 345 during these years; however, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased slightly from 0.13 to 0.12, a decline of 7.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,609	#58,735	-5.62%
Count	345	345	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shinaberry

In terms of ethnic identity, again based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the surname Shinaberry identified as White in both 2000 (97.10%) and 2010 (94.49%), though there was a minor decrease of 2.69%. A small percentage identified as Hispanic, seeing an increase from 1.45% in 2000 to 2.32% in 2010, which represents a 60% change. The 2010 census also saw some individuals identifying with two or more races (2.61%). No individuals listed their ethnicity as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.1%	94.49%	-2.69%
Two or More Races	0%	2.61%	0%
Hispanic	1.45%	2.32%	60%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%