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    The surname Schuman

    A German surname, carried by 5,770 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S550

    Schuman: #5,964 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Schuman #5,964, 5,770 people Schuman: #5,964 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Schuman #5,964, 5,770 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Schuman is more common than 96.3% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    An Anglicization of German Schumann

    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 5,770 people named Schuman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,509 Americans. That is up 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,723.

    #5,964
    rank among US surnames
    5,770
    people in 2010
    2.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.8%
    change since 2000 (was #5,569)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,958Hagler5,77553,462
    #5,961Zinn5,77453,472
    #5,963Esqueda5,77353,481
    #5,964Schuman5,77053,509
    #5,966Hui5,76953,518

    Who is named Schuman

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

    93% of people named Schuman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Schumans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • William Schuman
      American composer and arts administrator (1910-1992)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Schuman

    Schuman has the Soundex code S550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S550.

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Schuman come from?
    An Anglicization of German Schumann
    How common is the surname Schuman?
    5,770 people in the United States had the surname Schuman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,509 Americans. It ranked 5,964th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Schuman?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Schuman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Schuman?
    William Schuman, American composer and arts administrator (1910-1992).
    Where is the surname Schuman most common?
    Wikidata records people named Schuman in the United States.
    Is the surname Schuman getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,723 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,770 in 2010, up 0.8%.
    What are other spellings of Schuman?
    Schumann, Shoemann and Shoeman.