Shinaberry last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of Shinaberry

A name of uncertain origin, perhaps derived from a local place name or surname.

Shinaberry, 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 Shinaberry surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Shinaberry in America

Shinaberry is the 58735th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Shinaberry surname appeared 345 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 Shinaberry.

We can also compare 2010 data for Shinaberry 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.

20102000Change (%)
Rank58735556095.47%
Count3453450.00%
Proportion per 100k0.120.13-8.00%

The history of the last name Shinaberry

The surname "SHINABERRY" is believed to have originated in Germany during the Middle Ages. It is thought to be derived from the Old German words "Schin" meaning "shinbone" and "Beere" meaning "berry". This combination likely referred to a person who resided near a patch of bushes or trees that produced berries, or perhaps someone who had a distinctive physical feature related to their shinbone.

The earliest recorded instances of the name date back to the 14th century, appearing in various legal documents and registers from the regions of Bavaria and Saxony. In a manuscript from 1382, a certain "Hans Schinaberee" is mentioned as a landowner in the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

The Shinaberry name can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of historical documents from the former state of Saxony, where a "Petrus Schinabere" is listed as a witness in a land dispute in 1427.

During the 16th century, the name underwent several spelling variations, including "Schinabery", "Schynaberrie", and "Schineberrie", as evidenced in various parish records and tax rolls from the regions of Franconia and Thuringia.

Notable individuals with the Shinaberry surname include:

  1. Johann Shinaberry (1498-1572), a prominent merchant and alderman in the city of Nuremberg, known for his extensive trade dealings with the Netherlands and Italy.

  2. Margaretha Shinaberry (1527-1601), a renowned herbalist and midwife from the town of Bamberg, whose expertise was sought after throughout the region.

  3. Hans Shinaberry (1612-1687), a master glassblower from the village of Lauscha, credited with developing innovative techniques for producing intricate glassware designs.

  4. Catharina Shinaberry (1678-1743), a skilled lace-maker whose work adorned the garments of nobility and aristocracy across Europe.

  5. Georg Shinaberry (1792-1862), a respected clockmaker and inventor from the city of Dresden, famous for his innovative timepiece designs and precision mechanisms.

While the Shinaberry name has its roots in Germany, it gradually spread to other parts of Europe and eventually to the Americas through various waves of immigration over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Shinaberry

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

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 Shinaberry was:

Race/EthnicityPercentageTotal Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only94.49%326
Non-Hispanic Black Only(S)%(S)
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only(S)%(S)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native0.00%0
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races2.61%9
Hispanic Origin2.32%8

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 Shinaberry has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

20102000Change (%)
White94.49%97.10%-2.72%
Black(S)%0.00%(S)%
Asian and Pacific Islander(S)%(S)%(S)%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0.00%0.00%0.00%
Two or More Races2.61%(S)%(S)%
Hispanic2.32%1.45%46.15%

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

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