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

Schattschneider, 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 Schattschneider surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Schattschneider in America

Schattschneider is the 103655th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Schattschneider surname appeared 173 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 Schattschneider.

We can also compare 2010 data for Schattschneider 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 Schattschneider

The surname Schattschneider is of German origin and dates back to the late medieval period. It is derived from the German words "Schatt" meaning shadow and "Schneider" meaning tailor. The name likely originated in the German states in areas where tailoring was a prominent trade.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in a document from the city of Augsburg, Bavaria, in 1472, where a Hans Schattschneider is mentioned as a master tailor. This suggests the name was established by the 15th century in southern Germany.

During the 16th century, the name appears in records from various German towns and cities, indicating it had spread across the region. Notable individuals from this time include Johann Schattschneider (1492-1572), a merchant from Nuremberg, and Kaspar Schattschneider (1521-1594), a Lutheran pastor from Leipzig.

In the 17th century, the Thirty Years' War led to significant migration and displacement of German populations, likely contributing to the further spread of the name across central Europe. A record from 1632 in the town of Iglau (now Jihlava, Czech Republic) mentions a Christoph Schattschneider who was a refugee from Silesia.

The 18th century saw the emergence of several prominent figures with the surname Schattschneider. These include Johann Friedrich Schattschneider (1717-1781), a German philosopher and writer from Saxony, and Karl Schattschneider (1742-1822), an Austrian military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars.

In the 19th century, the name continued to be present across German-speaking regions. Notable individuals include Heinrich Schattschneider (1813-1887), a German painter and lithographer from Dresden, and Emil Schattschneider (1855-1931), an Austrian architect who designed several buildings in Vienna.

As German emigration increased in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the surname spread to other parts of the world, particularly North America. However, its origins and historical significance remain rooted in the German-speaking regions of central Europe, where it emerged as a occupational surname related to the tailoring trade.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Schattschneider

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

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

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