# Schroeder (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/schroeder/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 67,977 |
| US rank (2010) | 489 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 4,542 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.4% (66,412 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Schroder |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Schröder.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Schroeder in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Schroeder in the United States.

## People named Schroeder

- Patricia Schroeder, American politician (1940–2023)
- Rob Schroeder, American racing driver (1926-2011)
- Jeff Schroeder, American guitarist
- Terry Schroeder, American water polo player and coach
- Jordan Schroeder, American ice hockey player
- Jay Schroeder, American football player
- Aaron Schroeder, American songwriter, music publisher
- Richard Schroeder, American swimmer
- Gerald Schroeder, american-Israeli Jewish physicist
- Allison Schroeder, American screenwriter
- Glenda Schroeder, American software engineer
- Eddie Schroeder, American speed skater (1911–2005)

and 2 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Schrader, Schroder, Schroeter, Shorter, Shrader, Shortridge, Sartor, Sartori, Sridhar.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.