Schoolman Surname

692,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Schoolman Surname Definition:

(German, Polish) One who taught in a school, a schoolmaster; an important functionary of the synagogue in the early Jewish communities of Poland.

Schoolman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4151:873,39566,215
England61:9,286,343223,652
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Schoolman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, Polish) One who taught in a school, a schoolmaster; an important functionary of the synagogue in the early Jewish communities of Poland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Schoolman Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Schoolman Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Schoolman is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schoolman? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 692,305th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,066,852 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Schoolman are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 415 people, or 1 in 873,395. In The United States Schoolman is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 27 percent live, New York, where 13 percent live and Missouri, where 12 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Schoolman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schoolman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schoolman surname expanded 1,886 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schoolman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schoolman surname are 23.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.88% being registered to vote for the political party.

Schoolman earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.49% more than the national average, earning $47,243 USD per year.

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