Schier surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Schier surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 964 people carried this name — #24,350 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 277,800 people counted.

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In Poland’s population register

94 people named Schier have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 129 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Silesian 75
Masovian 8
Lower Silesian 5
West Pomeranian 4
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 62 people named Schier.

6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Moselle.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 6
Moselle 26
Bas-Rhin 18
Aube 4
Calvados 2
Haut-Rhin 2
Dordogne 1
Marne 1
Côte-d’Or 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

60 people named Schier live in Switzerland.

They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Aargau 14
Basel-Landschaft 9
St. Gallen 9
Zurich 8
Thurgau 6
Graubünden 5
Vaud 5
Basel-Stadt 4

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 24 people named Schier live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in West Flanders.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

West Flanders 17
East Flanders 7

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

When the index is not enough

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