How common is the surname Schur?

945 people in the United States had the surname Schur in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 326,715 Americans. It ranked 25,975th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Schur?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Schur identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Schur?

Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur, Austrian botanist (1799-1878), followed by Michael Schur.

Where is the surname Schur most common?

Wikidata records people named Schur in the Kingdom of Prussia, the United States and Austria–Hungary.

Is the surname Schur getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,047 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 945 in 2010, down 9.7%.

The surname Schur

A Russian surname, carried by 945 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Schur is more common than 84% of them.

Origin

Russian origin

From German Schur. Alternatively, from Russian Щур (Ščur, “finch”), Ukrainian Щур (Ščur, “vole”), or Belarusian Шчур (Ščur, “finch”).

One of 24 Russian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 945 people named Schur in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 326,715 Americans. That is down 9.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,047.

#25,975

rank among US surnames

945

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-9.7%

change since 2000 (was #22,833)

Who is named Schur

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

95% of people named Schur identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Schurs

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur
Austrian botanist (1799-1878)
Michael Schur
American television producer and writer, born 1975
Max Schur
American Austrian-born MD & psychoanalyst (1897-1969)

Notable Schurs come mostly from the Kingdom of Prussia (1), the United States (1) and Austria–Hungary (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Schur

Schur has the Soundex code S600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S600.

Other Russian surnames

All 24 Russian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Schur come from?: From German Schur. Alternatively, from Russian Щур (Ščur, “finch”), Ukrainian Щур (Ščur, “vole”), or Belarusian Шчур (Ščur, “finch”).
How common is the surname Schur?: 945 people in the United States had the surname Schur in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 326,715 Americans. It ranked 25,975th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Schur?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Schur identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Schur?: Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur, Austrian botanist (1799-1878), followed by Michael Schur.
Where is the surname Schur most common?: Wikidata records people named Schur in the Kingdom of Prussia, the United States and Austria–Hungary.
Is the surname Schur getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,047 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 945 in 2010, down 9.7%.