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

Schile, 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 Schile surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Schile in America

Schile is the 107669th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Schile surname appeared 165 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 Schile.

We can also compare 2010 data for Schile 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 Schile

The surname SCHILE has its origins in the German language and is believed to have first appeared in the region of Bavaria, Germany during the 13th century. It is thought to be derived from the Old German word "schil", meaning "crooked" or "squinting", possibly referring to a physical characteristic of an early bearer of the name.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the SCHILE name can be found in the Bavarian town of Regensburg, where a family by the name of Schile is mentioned in a local record dating back to 1276. This document suggests that the family may have been involved in the local textile trade.

By the 15th century, variations of the SCHILE spelling began to emerge, including Schiele, Schiller, and Schillig, as the name spread across other parts of Germany and into neighboring regions. In 1492, a man named Hans Schile is listed as a resident of the city of Nuremberg, where he worked as a metalsmith.

The SCHILE name appears to have been particularly prevalent in the Rhineland region of Germany during the 16th and 17th centuries. Notable individuals from this time period include Johannes Schile (1532-1599), a Lutheran theologian and author from the town of Wittenberg, and Gottfried Schile (1630-1701), a prominent physician and professor at the University of Heidelberg.

As the SCHILE name spread throughout Europe in the following centuries, it also found its way to other parts of the world through immigration. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in North America is that of Johann Schile, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from Germany in 1749.

Other notable individuals with the SCHILE surname include:

1. August Schile (1810-1873), a German-born painter and lithographer who settled in New York City.
2. Wilhelm Schile (1848-1923), a German architect who designed several notable buildings in Berlin.
3. Emma Schile (1866-1944), an American author and educator from Ohio.
4. Karl Schile (1877-1962), a German-born engineer who worked on early automobile designs.
5. Kurt Schile (1912-1998), a German-born American artist known for his abstract expressionist paintings.

While the SCHILE surname may have evolved over time and spread across various regions, its origins can be traced back to the German-speaking lands of medieval Europe, where it first emerged as a descriptor of physical appearance or occupation.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Schile

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

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

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