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

Scharringhausen, 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 Scharringhausen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Scharringhausen in America

Scharringhausen is the 97671st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Scharringhausen surname appeared 186 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 Scharringhausen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Scharringhausen 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 Scharringhausen

The surname Scharringhausen has its origins in Germany, and is believed to have emerged during the 16th century. It is thought to be derived from the German words "schar" meaning a group or troop, and "hausen" meaning to live or dwell, suggesting that the name may have originally referred to a settlement or dwelling place of a group or community.

Scharringhausen is a locational surname, indicating that the earliest bearers of this name likely hailed from a particular place or region. Some historians speculate that the name may be connected to the village of Scharringhausen, located in the Rhineland region of western Germany, which was first mentioned in historical records dating back to the 13th century.

The earliest known record of the Scharringhausen name appears in a church register from the town of Cologne in the year 1587, where a certain Hans Scharringhausen is listed as a witness to a baptism. Another early documented instance of the name can be found in the Prussian census of 1663, which lists a family bearing the surname Scharringhausen residing in the town of Düsseldorf.

In the 18th century, a notable figure named Johann Scharringhausen (1712-1786) was a respected scholar and theologian who served as a professor of philosophy at the University of Heidelberg. Another individual of note was Friedrich Scharringhausen (1775-1847), a German painter and engraver whose works were widely acclaimed during his lifetime.

As the Scharringhausen name spread throughout Germany and beyond, it underwent various spelling variations, such as Scharinghausen, Scharrinhausen, and Scharrenhausen. These variations likely emerged due to regional dialects and differences in pronunciation and recordkeeping practices.

Other notable individuals bearing the Scharringhausen surname include:

1. Karl Scharringhausen (1819-1892), a German industrialist and founder of the Scharringhausen Steel Company.
2. Elise Scharringhausen (1867-1943), a German women's rights activist and suffragette.
3. Hans Scharringhausen (1903-1987), a German architect known for his modernist designs.
4. Ingrid Scharringhausen (1938-2018), a renowned German operatic soprano who performed on stages across Europe.
5. Erich Scharringhausen (1947-2021), a German chess grandmaster and former national champion.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Scharringhausen

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

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 Scharringhausen 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 Scharringhausen 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 Scharringhausen was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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