How common is the surname Schenkel?

1,548 people in the United States had the surname Schenkel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 199,448 Americans. It ranked 18,028th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Schenkel?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Schenkel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Schenkel most common?

Wikidata records people named Schenkel in the United States.

Is the surname Schenkel getting more or less common?

More common. 1,356 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,548 in 2010, up 14%.

The surname Schenkel

A German surname, carried by 1,548 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S524

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Schenkel is more common than 88.9% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Schenkel.

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 1,548 people named Schenkel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 199,448 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,356.

#18,028

rank among US surnames

1,548

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+14.2%

change since 2000 (was #18,712)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,028	Andrada	1,548	199,448
#18,036	Erhart	1,547	199,577

Who is named Schenkel

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

95% of people named Schenkel identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Schenkels

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Cal Schenkel
American artist, born 1947

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Schenkel come from?: Borrowed from German Schenkel.
How common is the surname Schenkel?: 1,548 people in the United States had the surname Schenkel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 199,448 Americans. It ranked 18,028th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Schenkel?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Schenkel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Schenkel?: Cal Schenkel, American artist.
Where is the surname Schenkel most common?: Wikidata records people named Schenkel in the United States.
Is the surname Schenkel getting more or less common?: More common. 1,356 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,548 in 2010, up 14%.