# Schopf (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/schopf/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 572 |
| US rank (2010) | 38,640 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 539,765 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.0% (545 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As a south German surname, from the noun Schopf (“tuft of hair”). * As a German/Bavarian surname Schöpf, from Middle High German schepfe (“juryman”), for which see modern Schöffe. Compare Schoepf, Sheff, Shepp. * As a Swiss/Alemannic German surname, from the noun Schopf (“shed”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Schopf in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Schopf in Austria.

## People named Schopf

- Alessandro Schöpf, Austrian footballer (born 1994)
- Regina Schöpf, alpine skier
- Riccardo Schöpf, Austrian luger

## Similar surnames

Schaaf, Shoup, Schiff, Shope, Shoop, Shoaf, Schaff, Schupp, Schopp, Shoff, Schaap, Schoppe.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.