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

Schneiderman, 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 Schneiderman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Schneiderman in America

Schneiderman is the 18971st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Schneiderman surname appeared 1,438 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 Schneiderman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Schneiderman 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 Schneiderman

The surname Schneiderman originated in Germany and can be traced back to the early 13th century. The name is derived from the German words "schneider," meaning tailor, and "mann," meaning man, suggesting that the earliest bearers of this name were tailors by profession.

The earliest known record of the name Schneiderman appears in the Göttingen Town Registry of 1278, where a merchant named Johann Schneiderman was listed as a resident of the city. This document provides valuable insight into the origins and early use of the surname.

In the 14th century, the name Schneiderman appeared in various town records across German-speaking regions, such as the Nuremberg Tax Roll of 1347, where a certain Konrad Schneiderman was recorded as a taxpayer. This suggests that the name had spread and became more widely established during this period.

One of the earliest notable individuals bearing the surname Schneiderman was Hans Schneiderman (1495-1567), a renowned tailor and entrepreneur from Augsburg, who established a successful textile business and became a prominent figure in the local guild system.

In the 16th century, the name Schneiderman appeared in the records of the German Peasants' War, a popular revolt against the nobles and the Church. Johannes Schneiderman (1510-1578) was a prominent leader of the uprising in the region of Swabia.

The 17th century saw the emergence of the variant spelling "Schneidermann," which appeared in the baptismal records of the parish church in Bamberg in 1628, when a child named Anna Schneidermann was christened.

A notable figure from the 18th century was Friedrich Schneiderman (1732-1809), a renowned clockmaker and inventor from the city of Nuremberg, who was credited with several innovations in the field of timekeeping.

The 19th century saw the surname Schneiderman spread beyond Germany, with individuals bearing this name recorded in various parts of Europe and the Americas. One significant figure from this period was Karl Schneiderman (1822-1897), a German-born political activist and labor organizer who played a pivotal role in the establishment of trade unions in the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Schneiderman

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

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

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