How common is the surname Schommer?

2,106 people in the United States had the surname Schommer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 146,603 Americans. It ranked 14,238th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Schommer?

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

Who is the most famous person named Schommer?

Paul Schommer, American biathlete and cross-country skier.

Where is the surname Schommer most common?

Wikidata records people named Schommer in the United States.

Is the surname Schommer getting more or less common?

More common. 2,005 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,106 in 2010, up 5.0%.

The surname Schommer

A surname, carried by 2,106 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Schommer is more common than 91.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,106 people named Schommer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 146,603 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,005.

#14,238

rank among US surnames

2,106

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+5%

change since 2000 (was #13,830)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,233	Gully	2,107	146,533
#14,238	Hassinger	2,106	146,603
#14,247	Mikhail	2,105	146,672

Who is named Schommer

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

95% of people named Schommer identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Two or more races 0.9%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Schommers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul Schommer
American biathlete and cross-country skier, born 1992

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Schommer

Schommer has the Soundex code S560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S560.

Questions

How common is the surname Schommer?: 2,106 people in the United States had the surname Schommer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 146,603 Americans. It ranked 14,238th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Schommer?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Schommer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Schommer?: Paul Schommer, American biathlete and cross-country skier.
Where is the surname Schommer most common?: Wikidata records people named Schommer in the United States.
Is the surname Schommer getting more or less common?: More common. 2,005 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,106 in 2010, up 5.0%.