Find out how popular the last name Schardt is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Schardt.

Schardt, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Schardt surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Schardt in America

Schardt is the 26516th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Schardt surname appeared 920 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Schardt.

We can also compare 2010 data for Schardt to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Schardt

The surname Schardt has its origins in Germany, originating during the medieval period around the 12th or 13th century. The name is derived from the Old High German word "scart," which means "sharp" or "pointed," possibly referring to a physical characteristic or occupation of an early bearer.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Schardt name appears in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of historical documents from Saxony, where a "Wilhelmus Schardt" is mentioned in a record from 1388. This suggests that the name was already established in the region by the 14th century.

The Schardt surname is also found in various forms in other historical records, such as the Kirchenbücher (church records) of various German towns and villages. For example, in the town of Halle, a "Hans Schardt" is recorded in a baptismal record from 1523.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Schardt name became more widespread across various regions of Germany, particularly in the areas of Saxony, Thuringia, and Franconia. Notable individuals bearing the Schardt name include Johann Schardt (1535-1586), a German theologian and reformer from Saxony, and Christoph Schardt (1618-1680), a German composer and organist from Nuremberg.

In the 18th century, the Schardt surname appears in connection with several place names, such as Schardtmühle (Schardt's mill) in the town of Gräfenthal, Thuringia, and Schardtberg (Schardt's hill) in the town of Münchberg, Bavaria. This suggests that some Schardt families may have derived their names from these locations or vice versa.

Another notable bearer of the Schardt name was Karl Friedrich Schardt (1803-1885), a German lithographer and painter from Saxony, known for his landscape paintings and etchings. In the late 19th century, Heinrich Schardt (1857-1934), a German geologist and paleontologist, made significant contributions to the study of Alpine geology.

As the centuries passed, the Schardt surname spread beyond Germany to other parts of Europe and eventually to other continents through emigration. However, its origins and historical significance remain deeply rooted in the medieval and early modern periods of German history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Schardt

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Schardt.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Schardt was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Schardt has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Schardt was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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