Explore the Family Name Shoen

The meaning of Shoen

Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Schön or Schoen.

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

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Shoen" decreased slightly between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, "Shoen" ranked 35,797 in commonality among surnames in the United States, but by 2010, its rank had dropped to 37,899, signifying a decrease in popularity of approximately 5.87%. In terms of actual count, there were 593 recorded instances of the surname in 2000, which fell marginally to 586 by 2010, marking a decline of 1.18%. Proportionately, for every 100,000 people in the U.S., approximately 0.22 had this surname in 2000, falling to about 0.2 by 2010, a reduction of 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,797	#37,899	-5.87%
Count	593	586	-1.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.2	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shoen

When it comes to ethnic identity associated with the Shoen surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts over the decade. Notably, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander with this surname increased from 1.01% in 2000 to 1.37% in 2010, a rise of 35.64%. People of Hispanic ethnicity who bore the surname also saw a significant increase from 0.84% to 2.56%, a growth of 204.76%. However, the percentage of those identifying as White with the Shoen surname showed a slight reduction from 94.94% in 2000 to 93.69% in 2010. The proportion of individuals with the Shoen surname identifying with two or more races also declined from 2.53% to 1.88%. The percentages for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities remained at 0 throughout the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.94%	93.69%	-1.32%
Hispanic	0.84%	2.56%	204.76%
Two or More Races	2.53%	1.88%	-25.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.01%	1.37%	35.64%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%