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

Schoborg, 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 Schoborg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Schoborg in America

Schoborg is the 104602nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Schoborg surname appeared 171 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 Schoborg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Schoborg 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 Schoborg

The surname Schoborg is of German origin, first appearing in records from the late 15th century in the regions of Bavaria and Saxony. It is believed to have derived from the German words "Schob" meaning a bundle or sheaf, and "borg" referring to a fortified place or castle, suggesting the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near or worked at a fortified granary or storehouse.

One of the earliest known records of the name appears in a 1487 document from Regensburg, Bavaria, which mentions a Michael Schoborg as a landowner. In the 1530s, a family by the name of Schoborg is recorded as residing in the town of Grimma, near Leipzig in Saxony.

The Schoborg name can be found in various historical documents from the 16th and 17th centuries across southern and central Germany, with slight variations in spelling such as Schoberg, Schoburgk, and Schoborgh. A notable early bearer of the name was Hans Schoborg (1515-1592), a respected metalsmith and goldsmith from Nuremberg.

In the 18th century, the Schoborg family had established a presence in the city of Dresden, with Johann Friedrich Schoborg (1741-1820) being a prominent merchant and alderman. Another notable figure was the poet and writer Christian Gottlob Schoborg (1772-1849), who published numerous works in his lifetime.

As the name spread across Germany, it eventually made its way to other parts of Europe and beyond. In the 19th century, Carl Wilhelm Schoborg (1818-1876), a successful businessman from Hamburg, emigrated to the United States and settled in Chicago, becoming one of the earliest bearers of the name in America.

Other notable individuals with the surname Schoborg include the German politician and jurist Friedrich Schoborg (1869-1945), the Austrian artist and illustrator Emil Schoborg (1885-1960), and the British physicist and inventor William Schoborg (1901-1978), known for his contributions to radar technology.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Schoborg

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

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

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