How common is the surname Schopf?

572 people in the United States had the surname Schopf in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 539,765 Americans. It ranked 38,640th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Schopf?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Schopf identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Schopf?

Alessandro Schöpf, Austrian footballer (born 1994), followed by Regina Schöpf.

Where is the surname Schopf most common?

Wikidata records people named Schopf in Austria.

Is the surname Schopf getting more or less common?

More common. 545 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 572 in 2010, up 5.0%.

The surname Schopf

A German surname, carried by 572 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Schopf is more common than 76.2% of them.

Origin

German origin

* 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”).

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 572 people named Schopf in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 539,765 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 545.

#38,640

rank among US surnames

572

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+5%

change since 2000 (was #38,198)

Who is named Schopf

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

94% of people named Schopf identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

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

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Schopfs

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alessandro Schöpf
Austrian footballer (born 1994)
Regina Schöpf
Alpine skier, 1935–2008
Riccardo Schöpf
Austrian luger, born 2001

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Schopf

Schopf has the Soundex code S100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S100.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Schopf come from?: * 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”).
How common is the surname Schopf?: 572 people in the United States had the surname Schopf in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 539,765 Americans. It ranked 38,640th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Schopf?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Schopf identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Schopf?: Alessandro Schöpf, Austrian footballer (born 1994), followed by Regina Schöpf.
Where is the surname Schopf most common?: Wikidata records people named Schopf in Austria.
Is the surname Schopf getting more or less common?: More common. 545 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 572 in 2010, up 5.0%.