How common is the surname Schouten?

1,208 people in the United States had the surname Schouten in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 255,584 Americans. It ranked 21,599th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Schouten?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Schouten identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Schouten getting more or less common?

More common. 952 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,208 in 2010, up 27%.

The surname Schouten

A Dutch surname, carried by 1,208 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S350

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Schouten is more common than 86.7% of them.

Origin

Dutch origin

Borrowed from Dutch Schouten.

One of 167 Dutch surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,208 people named Schouten in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 255,584 Americans. That is up 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 952.

#21,599

rank among US surnames

1,208

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+26.9%

change since 2000 (was #24,598)

Who is named Schouten

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

95% of people named Schouten identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Other Dutch surnames

All 167 Dutch surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Schouten come from?: Borrowed from Dutch Schouten.
How common is the surname Schouten?: 1,208 people in the United States had the surname Schouten in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 255,584 Americans. It ranked 21,599th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Schouten?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Schouten identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Schouten getting more or less common?: More common. 952 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,208 in 2010, up 27%.