Explore the Family Name Suchman

The meaning of Suchman

1. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): artificial name from German suchen ‘to search’ + Mann ‘man’. 2. Americanized form of German Suchmann: variant of Sucher, formed with Middle High German man ‘man’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Hyman, Isadore.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Suchman saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Suchman was ranked as the 75,219th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had slipped to the 82,317th position, indicating a decrease of 9.44 percent. The number of individuals with this surname also fell from 239 in 2000 to 229 in 2010, representing a reduction of 4.18 percent. Consequently, the proportion of people named Suchman per 100,000 dropped by 11.11 percent during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#75,219	#82,317	-9.44%
Count	239	229	-4.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Suchman

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Suchman, as shown by the Decennial U.S. Census data, is predominantly White. In 2000, 95.40 percent of people with this surname identified as White, dropping slightly to 94.32 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, there was a significant increase in the percentage of people identifying as Hispanic, rising from 2.09 percent in 2000 to 4.37 percent in 2010, representing a change of 109.09 percent. No changes were observed for the Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.4%	94.32%	-1.13%
Hispanic	2.09%	4.37%	109.09%
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%