How common is the surname Schoonover?

7,756 people in the United States had the surname Schoonover in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,807 Americans. It ranked 4,573rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Schoonover?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Schoonover identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Schoonover?

Frank Schoonover, American illustrator (1877-1972).

Where is the surname Schoonover most common?

Wikidata records people named Schoonover in the United States.

Is the surname Schoonover getting more or less common?

More common. 7,652 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,756 in 2010, up 1.4%.

The surname Schoonover

A surname, carried by 7,756 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S516

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Schoonover is more common than 97.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,756 people named Schoonover in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 39,807 Americans. That is up 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,652.

#4,573

rank among US surnames

7,756

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+1.4%

change since 2000 (was #4,289)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,568	Lapp	7,761	39,782
#4,569	Sperry	7,760	39,787
#4,571	Leroy	7,759	39,792
#4,573	Ashe	7,756	39,807
#4,576	Herrin	7,755	39,812

Who is named Schoonover

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

95% of people named Schoonover identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Schoonovers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frank Schoonover
American illustrator (1877-1972)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Schoonover

Schoonover has the Soundex code S516, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S516.

Questions

How common is the surname Schoonover?: 7,756 people in the United States had the surname Schoonover in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,807 Americans. It ranked 4,573rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Schoonover?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Schoonover identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Schoonover?: Frank Schoonover, American illustrator (1877-1972).
Where is the surname Schoonover most common?: Wikidata records people named Schoonover in the United States.
Is the surname Schoonover getting more or less common?: More common. 7,652 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,756 in 2010, up 1.4%.