How common is the surname Schroder?

5,325 people in the United States had the surname Schroder in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,980 Americans. It ranked 6,392nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Schroder?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Schroder identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Schroder?

Ricky Schroder, American actor, followed by Arthur Schröder.

Where is the surname Schroder most common?

Wikidata records people named Schroder in the United States and Germany.

Is the surname Schroder getting more or less common?

More common. 5,167 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,325 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Schroder

A German surname, carried by 5,325 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S636

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Schroder is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

German origin

From German Schröder.

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 5,325 people named Schroder in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 57,980 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,167.

#6,392

rank among US surnames

5,325

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #6,115)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,388	Klaus	5,328	57,948
#6,389	Haupt	5,327	57,959
#6,391	Elwell	5,326	57,969
#6,392	Schroder	5,325	57,980
#6,393	McMillin	5,323	58,002
#6,394	Golding	5,321	58,024

Who is named Schroder

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

95% of people named Schroder identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Schroders

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ricky Schroder
American actor, born 1970
Arthur Schröder
Actor (1892-1986)

Notable Schroders come mostly from the United States (1) and Germany (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Schroeder

Surnames that sound like Schroder

Schroder has the Soundex code S636, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S636.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Schroder come from?: From German Schröder.
How common is the surname Schroder?: 5,325 people in the United States had the surname Schroder in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,980 Americans. It ranked 6,392nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Schroder?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Schroder identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Schroder?: Ricky Schroder, American actor, followed by Arthur Schröder.
Where is the surname Schroder most common?: Wikidata records people named Schroder in the United States and Germany.
Is the surname Schroder getting more or less common?: More common. 5,167 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,325 in 2010, up 3.1%.
What are other spellings of Schroder?: Schroeder.