How common is the surname Schank?

1,825 people in the United States had the surname Schank in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 169,176 Americans. It ranked 15,922nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Schank?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Schank identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Schank?

Roger Schank, American scientist (1946–2023).

Where is the surname Schank most common?

Wikidata records people named Schank in the United States.

Is the surname Schank getting more or less common?

More common. 1,646 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,825 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Schank

A German surname, carried by 1,825 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Schank is more common than 90.2% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Schank.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,825 people named Schank in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 169,176 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,646.

#15,922

rank among US surnames

1,825

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+10.9%

change since 2000 (was #16,147)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,922	Hayter	1,825	169,176
#15,931	Murch	1,824	169,268

Who is named Schank

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Schank identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
Two or more races 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Schanks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Roger Schank
American scientist (1946–2023)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Schanck

Surnames that sound like Schank

Schank has the Soundex code S520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S520.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Schank come from?: Borrowed from German Schank.
How common is the surname Schank?: 1,825 people in the United States had the surname Schank in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 169,176 Americans. It ranked 15,922nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Schank?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Schank identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Schank?: Roger Schank, American scientist (1946–2023).
Where is the surname Schank most common?: Wikidata records people named Schank in the United States.
Is the surname Schank getting more or less common?: More common. 1,646 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,825 in 2010, up 11%.
What are other spellings of Schank?: Schanck.