How common is the surname Schroeder?

67,977 people in the United States had the surname Schroeder in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,542 Americans. It ranked 489th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Schroeder?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Schroeder identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Schroeder?

Patricia Schroeder, American politician (1940–2023), followed by Rob Schroeder.

Where is the surname Schroeder most common?

Wikidata records people named Schroeder in the United States.

Is the surname Schroeder getting more or less common?

More common. 66,412 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 67,977 in 2010, up 2.4%.

The surname Schroeder

A German surname, carried by 67,977 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). Schroeder is more common than 99.7% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed 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 67,977 people named Schroeder in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,542 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 66,412.

#489

rank among US surnames

67,977

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.4%

change since 2000 (was #450)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#480	Farmer	69,617	4,435
#481	Hammond	69,515	4,441
#482	Hampton	69,472	4,444
#483	Townsend	69,360	4,451
#484	Ingram	69,345	4,452
#485	Wise	68,649	4,497
#486	Gallegos	68,373	4,516

Who is named Schroeder

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

95% of people named Schroeder identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Schroeders

14 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Patricia Schroeder
American politician (1940–2023)
Rob Schroeder
American racing driver (1926-2011)
Jeff Schroeder
American guitarist, born 1974
Terry Schroeder
American water polo player and coach, born 1958
Jordan Schroeder
American ice hockey player, born 1990
Jay Schroeder
American football player, born 1961
Aaron Schroeder
American songwriter, music publisher, 1926–2009
Richard Schroeder
American swimmer, born 1961
Gerald Schroeder
American-Israeli Jewish physicist, born 1938
Allison Schroeder
American screenwriter, born 1950
Glenda Schroeder
American software engineer, born 1950
Eddie Schroeder
American speed skater (1911–2005)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Schroder

Surnames that sound like Schroeder

Schroeder 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 Schroeder come from?: Borrowed from German Schröder.
How common is the surname Schroeder?: 67,977 people in the United States had the surname Schroeder in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,542 Americans. It ranked 489th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Schroeder?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Schroeder identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Schroeder?: Patricia Schroeder, American politician (1940–2023), followed by Rob Schroeder.
Where is the surname Schroeder most common?: Wikidata records people named Schroeder in the United States.
Is the surname Schroeder getting more or less common?: More common. 66,412 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 67,977 in 2010, up 2.4%.
What are other spellings of Schroeder?: Schroder.