Explore the Family Name Tschoepe

The meaning of Tschoepe

German (mainly Tschöpe; Silesia): from a Germanized Slavic short form of the personal name Stephan. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Hilmar. German Erwin.

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

The Tschoepe surname was seen to decrease slightly in popularity between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the surname was ranked 63,450 in terms of popularity, but by 2010 it had slipped to 64,388 – a decline of 1.48%. Despite this slight drop in ranking, the number of people with the Tschoepe surname increased from 294 in 2000 to 309 in 2010, representing a 5.1% increase. However, when considering its proportion per 100k people, the surname saw a decrease of 9.09%, shifting from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,450	#64,388	-1.48%
Count	294	309	5.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tschoepe

Turning our attention to ethnicity, the Tschoepe surname is predominantly associated with individuals identifying as White, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. Between 2000 and 2010, there was a slight decrease in this association from 95.92% to 92.23%, marking a change of -3.85%. During the same time period, the percentage of those with the Tschoepe surname identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase from 3.06% in 2000 to 6.80% in 2010, a rise of 122.22%. There was no change in the association of the Tschoepe surname with other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.92%	92.23%	-3.85%
Hispanic	3.06%	6.8%	122.22%
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%