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

Schuch, 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 Schuch surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Schuch in America

Schuch is the 27021st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Schuch surname appeared 897 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 Schuch.

We can also compare 2010 data for Schuch 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 Schuch

The surname Schuch has its origins in Germany, emerging in the late Middle Ages around the 14th or 15th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old High German word "schuh," meaning "shoe," suggesting an occupational name for a shoemaker or cobbler.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Schuch can be found in the "Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae," a collection of historical documents from Saxony, dating back to the 15th century. The name appears in various forms, including "Schuch," "Schuchart," and "Schuchmann."

In the 16th century, the Schuch name was documented in the "Kirchenbücher" (church records) of several towns and villages across Germany, indicating its widespread presence during that period. Notable individuals from this time include Johannes Schuch (1503-1567), a Lutheran theologian and pastor from Saxony.

As the name spread across German-speaking regions, it also appeared in various place names, such as Schuchau, a village in Silesia (now part of Poland), and Schuchtern, a town in Bavaria. These place names likely originated from the surname itself or from related occupational terms.

In the 17th century, the Schuch family produced several notable figures, including Christian Friedrich Schuch (1640-1701), a German jurist and philosopher, and Johann Jakob Schuch (1661-1741), a German composer and organist.

The 18th century saw the rise of Johann Gottfried Schuch (1720-1783), a prominent German composer and violinist who served as the Kapellmeister (music director) at the court of the Elector of Saxony.

In the 19th century, the Schuch name continued to be prominent, with individuals such as Ernst Schuch (1846-1914), a German conductor and composer who served as the music director of the Dresden Opera and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra.

Other notable individuals bearing the Schuch surname include Rudolf Schuch (1878-1960), an Austrian actor and film director, and Günther Schuch (1926-2006), a German actor and voice actor known for his work in radio plays and audio books.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Schuch

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

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

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