The surname Schrimpf
A German surname, carried by 582 people in the United States.
1 syllable Soundex S651
Origin
German origin
Borrowed from German Schrimpf. Since this German word is ultimately cognate with English shrimp and scrimp, it could simply refer to the small stature of the person so named. But since Middle High German schrimpfen meant “to shrink, dry up”, and referred specifically to the healing of a gash or wound, Schrimpf could also denote a man with a noticeable scar, gash or bruise.
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 582 people named Schrimpf in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 530,491 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 558.
Who is named Schrimpf
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
95% of people named Schrimpf identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.
- White (not Hispanic) 95%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
- Two or more races 1.0%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
Other German surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Schrimpf come from?
- Borrowed from German Schrimpf. Since this German word is ultimately cognate with English shrimp and scrimp, it could simply refer to the small stature of the person so named. But since Middle High German schrimpfen meant “to shrink, dry up”, and referred specifically to the healing of a gash or…
- How common is the surname Schrimpf?
- 582 people in the United States had the surname Schrimpf in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 530,491 Americans. It ranked 38,103rd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Schrimpf?
- In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Schrimpf identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Is the surname Schrimpf getting more or less common?
- More common. 558 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 582 in 2010, up 4.3%.