How common is the surname Waldschmidt?

1,194 people in the United States had the surname Waldschmidt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 258,581 Americans. It ranked 21,774th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Waldschmidt getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,215 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,194 in 2010, down 1.7%.

The surname Waldschmidt

A German surname, carried by 1,194 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W432

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Waldschmidt is more common than 86.6% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Waldschmidt.

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 1,194 people named Waldschmidt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 258,581 Americans. That is down 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,215.

#21,774

rank among US surnames

1,194

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-1.7%

change since 2000 (was #20,343)

Who is named Waldschmidt

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

97% of people named Waldschmidt identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.0%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Waldschmidt

Waldeck

Waldschmidt has the Soundex code W432, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W432.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Waldschmidt come from?: Borrowed from German Waldschmidt.
How common is the surname Waldschmidt?: 1,194 people in the United States had the surname Waldschmidt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 258,581 Americans. It ranked 21,774th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Waldschmidt?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Waldschmidt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Waldschmidt getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,215 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,194 in 2010, down 1.7%.