Explore the Family Name Shumar

The meaning of Shumar

1. Americanized form of French Chamard. 2. Americanized form of Slovenian and Croatian Šumar: from a derivative of šuma ‘wood, forest’, either an occupational name for a woodman or a topographic name for someone who lived in a wood. 3. In some cases possibly also an Americanized form of German Schumer or Schümer.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Shumar has seen a noticeable growth between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname improved from 57,090 in 2000 to 54,752 in 2010, reflecting a 4.1% change. The count, which represents the number of individuals carrying the Shumar surname, also increased from 334 in 2000 to 376 in 2010, marking a substantial increment of 12.57%. The proportion per 100k population showed a smaller yet significant increase of 8.33%, moving up from 0.12 to 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,090	#54,752	4.1%
Count	334	376	12.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.13	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shumar

As for the ethnicity distribution linked with the Shumar surname according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority was white with 97.60% in 2000 and 95.74% in 2010. This ethnic identity saw a slight decrease of 1.91% over the decade. On the other hand, the Hispanic community started to carry the Shumar surname by 2010 with a proportion of 1.33%. Other ethnicities like Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native didn't appear to be associated with the Shumar surname over these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.6%	95.74%	-1.91%
Hispanic	0%	1.33%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%