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

Scheck, 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 Scheck surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Scheck in America

Scheck is the 15127th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Scheck surname appeared 1,949 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Scheck.

We can also compare 2010 data for Scheck 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 Scheck

The surname Scheck is of German origin, with its roots traced back to the Middle Ages. The name is thought to have derived from the German word "Schecker," which referred to a checker or a person responsible for collecting tolls or taxes. Another possible origin is from the name of a place called Scheckendorf in Saxony.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Scheck can be found in the "Bairisches Wörterbuch" (Bavarian Dictionary) from the 16th century, where it is mentioned as a variant spelling of the word "Schecker." This suggests that the name was already in use during that period.

In the 17th century, the Scheck surname appeared in various church records and land registries across Germany. For example, a Johannes Scheck was recorded as a tenant farmer in the village of Neckarweihingen in Baden-Württemberg in 1632.

The surname Scheck has also been associated with notable individuals throughout history. One such individual was Johann Kaspar Scheck (1755-1830), a German theologian and philosopher who served as a professor at the University of Freiburg. Another was Karl Scheck (1808-1885), a German Catholic priest and theologian who wrote extensively on the history of the Catholic Church.

In the 19th century, the Scheck surname spread beyond Germany with the wave of German immigration to other parts of the world. Johann Georg Scheck (1821-1897) was a German-American businessman and politician who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, while Heinrich Scheck (1842-1915) was a German-American brewer and entrepreneur who founded the Scheck Brewing Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Other notable individuals with the Scheck surname include Hans Scheck (1918-2005), a German physicist known for his contributions to quantum field theory, and Joachim Scheck (born 1958), a German politician and member of the Bundestag (German parliament).

Throughout its history, the Scheck surname has been subject to various spelling variations, such as Scheck, Schek, and Scheque, reflecting the regional dialects and linguistic influences of different areas in Germany.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Scheck

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

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

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