How common is the surname Schneller?

912 people in the United States had the surname Schneller in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 338,537 Americans. It ranked 26,695th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Schneller?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Schneller identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Schneller getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,186 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 912 in 2010, down 23%.

The surname Schneller

A surname, carried by 912 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S546

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Schneller is more common than 83.5% of them.

Origin

German and Jewish surname, from the adjective schnell (“swift”). Doublet of and piecewise doublet of Sneller, depending on the latter's source.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 912 people named Schneller in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 338,537 Americans. That is down 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,186.

#26,695

rank among US surnames

912

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-23.1%

change since 2000 (was #20,727)

Who is named Schneller

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

95% of people named Schneller identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Schneller

Sneller

Schneller has the Soundex code S546, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S546.

Questions

Where does the surname Schneller come from?: German and Jewish surname, from the adjective schnell (“swift”). Doublet of and piecewise doublet of Sneller, depending on the latter's source.
How common is the surname Schneller?: 912 people in the United States had the surname Schneller in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 338,537 Americans. It ranked 26,695th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Schneller?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Schneller identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Schneller getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,186 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 912 in 2010, down 23%.