# Showalter (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/showalter/  
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) | 8,786 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,044 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 35,141 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.3% (8,427 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Schowalter.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Showalter 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) | 0.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Showalter in the United States.

## People named Showalter

- Elaine Showalter, American literary critic, feminist, and writer on cultural and social issues
- Max Showalter, American actor (1917-2000)
- Michael Showalter, American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (born 1970)
- Jackson Showalter, American chess player (1860–1935)
- Mark Robert Showalter, American astronomer

## Similar surnames

Salter, Soltero, Shoulders, Salters, Schluter, Schlatter, Schlater, Saulter, Slater, Slattery, Schlueter, Sluder.

## 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.