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

Scheeringa, 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 Scheeringa surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Scheeringa in America

Scheeringa is the 85357th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Scheeringa surname appeared 219 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 Scheeringa.

We can also compare 2010 data for Scheeringa 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 Scheeringa

The surname SCHEERINGA is of Dutch origin, originating from the Netherlands in the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Dutch word "scheren," meaning "to shear" or "to cut," which was likely an occupational name for a person who worked as a shearer or wool cutter. The suffix "-inga" was a common Dutch patronymic suffix, indicating "son of."

The name was initially concentrated in the northern provinces of the Netherlands, particularly in the regions of Friesland and Groningen, where the wool trade was prominent. Some of the earliest recorded mentions of the name can be found in Dutch parish records and civil registrations from the 17th and 18th centuries.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Jan Scheeringa, a wool merchant from Groningen, who lived in the late 16th century. Another notable figure was Pieter Scheeringa, a Dutch naval officer who served in the Dutch East Indies in the 18th century.

In the 19th century, the name began to spread to other parts of the Netherlands and beyond, as many Dutch families emigrated to other countries, including the United States, Canada, and South Africa. Cornelis Scheeringa, born in 1845 in Groningen, was one of the first known bearers of the name to settle in the United States, arriving in Michigan in the late 19th century.

Other notable individuals with the surname SCHEERINGA include Jan Scheeringa (1871-1945), a Dutch politician and member of the House of Representatives; Antje Scheeringa (1883-1971), a Dutch writer and poet; and Klaas Scheeringa (1911-1989), a Dutch politician and member of the Senate.

As the name spread throughout the world, various spellings and variations emerged, such as Scheeringa, Scheering, Scheeringe, and Scheering, reflecting regional linguistic differences and adaptations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Scheeringa

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

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

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