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

Schiefen, 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 Schiefen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Schiefen in America

Schiefen is the 97210th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Schiefen surname appeared 187 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 Schiefen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Schiefen 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 Schiefen

The surname SCHIEFEN is believed to have originated in Germany, with its earliest recorded examples dating back to the 16th century. The name is thought to be derived from the Middle High German word "schief," which means "crooked" or "slanted." This suggests that the name may have originally been a descriptive nickname given to someone who had a distinctive physical characteristic, such as a crooked posture or a distinguishing facial feature.

One of the earliest known references to the name SCHIEFEN can be found in the records of the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria, where a certain Hans Schiefen is mentioned in a document from the year 1579. This document may have been a land registry, a tax record, or a legal document of some kind, but it provides evidence of the name's existence in that region during the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, the name SCHIEFEN appears to have spread to other parts of Germany, as well as neighboring regions. For instance, in the town of Halberstadt in Saxony-Anhalt, a man named Johann Schiefen is recorded as having been born in 1629. Similarly, in the city of Mainz in Rhineland-Palatinate, a woman named Anna Schiefen is listed in a church register from 1671.

As the centuries passed, the SCHIEFEN surname continued to be found across various German-speaking regions. In the 18th century, for example, a notable figure named Christoph Schiefen (1718-1791) was a prominent jurist and legal scholar in the city of Frankfurt am Main. Another individual of note was the German artist and engraver Johann Andreas Schiefen (1756-1818), who was born in the town of Lehnin in Brandenburg.

In the 19th century, the name SCHIEFEN began to appear more frequently in other parts of Europe as well, likely due to migration and the spread of German-speaking communities. One individual of note from this period was the Austrian writer and journalist Karl Schiefen (1848-1912), who was born in Vienna and worked as a correspondent for several newspapers.

While the surname SCHIEFEN is still found primarily in Germany and neighboring countries today, it has also been carried to other parts of the world by emigration. Over the centuries, individuals with this name have contributed to various fields, from law and academia to the arts and journalism, leaving their mark on the rich tapestry of human history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Schiefen

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

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

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