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

Shubert, 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 Shubert surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Shubert in America

Shubert is the 8150th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Shubert surname appeared 4,068 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Shubert.

We can also compare 2010 data for Shubert 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 Shubert

The surname Shubert is of German origin, traced back to the early 16th century. It originated from the German word "Schubart," which was an occupational name for a shoemaker or cobbler. The name is derived from the German words "Schuh," meaning shoe, and "Bart," meaning beard, referring to the long beards often worn by cobblers.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in various German municipal records from the 16th and 17th centuries. In the Palatinate region of Germany, the name was sometimes spelled as "Schubart" or "Schubardt." Some historical documents also mention variations like "Schuhbart" and "Schubard."

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Hans Schubert, a cobbler from the city of Nuremberg, who lived in the late 16th century. Another notable figure was Johann Schubert, a German composer and organist born in 1720 in Dresden.

In the 19th century, the name gained prominence with the renowned Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828), whose masterpieces include symphonies, chamber works, and lieder (art songs). His brother, Ferdinand Schubert (1794-1859), was also a composer and teacher.

Other notable individuals with the surname Shubert include the German astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Shubert (1789-1865), known for his contributions to the study of comets, and the American actor and playwright Lyle Shubert (1875-1953), who co-founded the Shubert Organization, a prominent theatrical production company.

Additionally, the name has been associated with various place names in Germany, such as Schubertstraße (Schubert Street) in several cities, and the Schubert Park in Vienna, named after the famous composer Franz Schubert.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Shubert

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

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

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