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

Schraft, 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 Schraft surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Schraft in America

Schraft is the 93125th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Schraft surname appeared 197 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 Schraft.

We can also compare 2010 data for Schraft 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 Schraft

The surname SCHRAFT has its origins in Germany, dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to be derived from the German word "Schraff," which means "steep slope" or "cliff." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near a steep or rocky area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name SCHRAFT can be found in a document from the city of Augsburg, dated 1572. The record mentions a Hans Schrafft, who was a merchant and landowner in the area. Around the same time, variations of the name, such as Schraffdt and Schraffte, were also documented in other parts of southern Germany.

In the 17th century, the SCHRAFT name appeared in several historical records from the Palatinate region of Germany. One notable mention is in a census from the town of Zweibrücken in 1684, which lists a family with the surname SCHRAFT among its residents.

The earliest known person of significance bearing the SCHRAFT name was Johann Schrafft, a Lutheran theologian born in Nuremberg in 1612. He is best known for his work "Lexicon Manuale Hebraicum et Chaldaicum," a Hebrew and Chaldean lexicon published in 1637.

Another prominent figure was Christoph Friedrich Schrafft, a German composer and organist who lived from 1701 to 1776. He is remembered for his contributions to the development of the Baroque music style in Germany.

In the 19th century, a notable figure with the SCHRAFT surname was Johann Nepomuk Schrafft, a German politician and jurist born in 1804. He served as a member of the Bavarian Parliament and played a role in the drafting of the Bavarian Constitution of 1818.

Furthermore, the SCHRAFT name has been linked to several place names in Germany, such as Schraffstetten, a village in Baden-Württemberg, and Schraffstadt, a town in Thuringia. These place names likely originated from the same root word as the surname, suggesting a connection to the geography and landscape of the regions.

It is worth noting that the SCHRAFT name has also been documented in other European countries, such as Switzerland and Austria, possibly due to migration and intermarriage over the centuries. However, the earliest records and most prominent individuals bearing this surname can be traced back to Germany.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Schraft

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

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

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