How common is the surname Scheffel?

1,028 people in the United States had the surname Scheffel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 300,336 Americans. It ranked 24,370th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Scheffel?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Scheffel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Scheffel getting more or less common?

More common. 998 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,028 in 2010, up 3.0%.

The surname Scheffel

A surname, carried by 1,028 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S140

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Scheffel is more common than 85% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,028 people named Scheffel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 300,336 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 998.

#24,370

rank among US surnames

1,028

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+3%

change since 2000 (was #23,683)

Who is named Scheffel

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

97% of people named Scheffel identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Two or more races 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Scheffel?: 1,028 people in the United States had the surname Scheffel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 300,336 Americans. It ranked 24,370th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Scheffel?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Scheffel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Scheffel getting more or less common?: More common. 998 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,028 in 2010, up 3.0%.