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

Schram, 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 Schram surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Schram in America

Schram is the 7205th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Schram surname appeared 4,634 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Schram.

We can also compare 2010 data for Schram 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 Schram

The surname Schram is of German origin, and it is believed to have originated in the late Middle Ages, around the 13th or 14th century. It is thought to be derived from the Middle High German word "schram," which means "scar" or "scratch." This suggests that the name may have been initially given as a nickname to someone who had a prominent scar or scratch on their body.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Schram can be found in the records of the town of Hesse, Germany, where a person named Johannes Schram was mentioned in a document dated 1397. Another early reference to the name comes from the town of Nuremberg, where a certain Heinrich Schram was listed in a tax record from 1436.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Schram surname started to appear more frequently in various parts of Germany, particularly in the regions of Bavaria, Saxony, and Rhineland-Palatinate. It is possible that the name was also influenced by the German word "schramme," which means "a cut or incision," further reinforcing the connection to the physical feature that may have inspired the name.

One notable individual with the surname Schram was Johann Schram, a German painter who lived from 1628 to 1687. He was known for his religious paintings and worked primarily in the city of Nuremberg. Another person of interest was Johann Philipp Schram, a German jurist and legal scholar who lived from 1740 to 1813 and wrote several influential works on civil law.

In the 19th century, the Schram surname spread beyond Germany as emigration to other parts of Europe and the Americas increased. One example is August Schram, a German-American businessman and entrepreneur born in 1837, who established a successful brewery in Chicago, Illinois.

Another notable figure was Constantijn Schram, a Dutch journalist and writer who lived from 1879 to 1942. He was known for his work as a war correspondent and for his novels that explored social issues of his time.

As the Schram surname spread across different regions, it also underwent various spelling variations, such as Schramm, Schramme, and Schraml, reflecting the regional dialects and linguistic influences of different areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Schram

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

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

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