How common is the surname Schunk?

1,132 people in the United States had the surname Schunk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 272,743 Americans. It ranked 22,663rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Schunk?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Schunk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Schunk?

Emiru, American video game streamer.

Where is the surname Schunk most common?

Wikidata records people named Schunk in the United States.

Is the surname Schunk getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,195 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,132 in 2010, down 5.3%.

The surname Schunk

A surname, carried by 1,132 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Schunk is more common than 86% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,132 people named Schunk in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 272,743 Americans. That is down 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,195.

#22,663

rank among US surnames

1,132

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-5.3%

change since 2000 (was #20,599)

Who is named Schunk

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

95% of people named Schunk identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
Two or more races 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Schunks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Emiru
American video game streamer, born 1998

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Schunk

Schunk has the Soundex code S520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S520.

Questions

How common is the surname Schunk?: 1,132 people in the United States had the surname Schunk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 272,743 Americans. It ranked 22,663rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Schunk?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Schunk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Schunk?: Emiru, American video game streamer.
Where is the surname Schunk most common?: Wikidata records people named Schunk in the United States.
Is the surname Schunk getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,195 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,132 in 2010, down 5.3%.