The Schauer surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,463 people carried this name — #6,252 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 54,100 people counted. That is up 3% from 5,309 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 122 people named Schauer.
18 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
107 people named Schauer have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 161 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 79 people named Schauer live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
62 people named Schauer live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Schauer in American newspapers,
1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 26,797 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Schauer,
with a public archive behind them.
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John Schauer of Graz 1600–1551 · Cistercians
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Johann Georg Schauer 1655– · painter
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Georg Schauer 1810–1873 · teacher
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Johannes Conrad Schauer 1813–1848 · botanist
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Gustav Schauer 1826–1902 · photographer
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Johann Schauer 1840–1914 · lawyer
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Schauer.
- Scharff 1,895 · U.S. census
- Schartner 326 · U.S. census
- Schatt 148 · U.S. census
- Schatz 6,261 · U.S. census
- Schaub 6,027 · U.S. census
- Schauber 201 · U.S. census
- Schaufelberger 196 · U.S. census
- Scheck 1,949 · U.S. census
- Scheer 5,719 · U.S. census
- Scheffel 1,028 · U.S. census
- Scheffer 1,763 · U.S. census
- Scheffler 4,052 · U.S. census
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