How common is the surname Schreck?

4,122 people in the United States had the surname Schreck in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 74,902 Americans. It ranked 8,030th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Schreck?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Schreck identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Schreck?

Zeena Schreck, American visual and musical artist, followed by Gerald Schreck.

Where is the surname Schreck most common?

Wikidata records people named Schreck in the United States.

Is the surname Schreck getting more or less common?

More common. 3,883 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,122 in 2010, up 6.2%.

The surname Schreck

A surname, carried by 4,122 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Schreck is more common than 95.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,122 people named Schreck in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 74,902 Americans. That is up 6.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,883.

#8,030

rank among US surnames

4,122

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+6.2%

change since 2000 (was #7,909)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,027	Polson	4,125	74,847
#8,028	Giffin	4,124	74,866
#8,029	Fulford	4,123	74,884
#8,030	Nystrom	4,122	74,902
#8,032	Kirkham	4,121	74,920
#8,036	Gullett	4,117	74,993

Who is named Schreck

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

96% of people named Schreck identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Schrecks

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Zeena Schreck
American visual and musical artist, born 1963
Gerald Schreck
American sailor (1939–2022)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Schreck

Schreck has the Soundex code S620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S620.

Questions

How common is the surname Schreck?: 4,122 people in the United States had the surname Schreck in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 74,902 Americans. It ranked 8,030th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Schreck?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Schreck identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Schreck?: Zeena Schreck, American visual and musical artist, followed by Gerald Schreck.
Where is the surname Schreck most common?: Wikidata records people named Schreck in the United States.
Is the surname Schreck getting more or less common?: More common. 3,883 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,122 in 2010, up 6.2%.