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

Schoettmer, 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 Schoettmer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Schoettmer in America

Schoettmer is the 57234th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Schoettmer surname appeared 356 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 Schoettmer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Schoettmer 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 Schoettmer

The surname SCHOETTMER has its origins in Germany, with records dating back to the 16th century. The name is believed to be derived from the German word "schöttmer," which means "basket maker" or "wicker worker." This suggests that the earliest bearers of this surname were likely involved in the craft of basket weaving or a related trade.

One of the earliest known references to the SCHOETTMER name can be found in the town records of Nuremberg, where a certain Hans SCHOETTMER was recorded as a resident in the year 1532. This suggests that the name was already well-established in the region by that time.

In the 17th century, the SCHOETTMER name appears in various church records and census documents from the German states of Bavaria and Saxony. For instance, a Johann SCHOETTMER was born in the town of Erlangen, Bavaria, in 1618, while a family by the name of SCHOETTMER was recorded as residing in the village of Borna, near Leipzig, in the year 1685.

As the centuries progressed, the SCHOETTMER name spread to other parts of Europe and beyond. In the 19th century, a notable bearer of the name was the German artist and painter Karl SCHOETTMER, who was born in Berlin in 1824 and is known for his landscapes and genre paintings.

Another prominent figure with the SCHOETTMER surname was the German-American businessman and philanthropist August SCHOETTMER, who was born in Hanover in 1845 and later emigrated to the United States, where he made a fortune in the brewing industry. He is remembered for his generous donations to various educational and cultural institutions in his adopted city of Philadelphia.

Other notable individuals with the SCHOETTMER name include the German composer and music educator Wilhelm SCHOETTMER (1856-1918), the Austrian sculptor and ceramist Helene SCHOETTMER (1876-1962), and the German novelist and playwright Erich SCHOETTMER (1889-1957).

While the SCHOETTMER name may have evolved and spread across different regions over time, its roots can be traced back to the skilled basket makers and wicker workers of 16th-century Germany, a legacy that has endured through the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Schoettmer

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

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

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