The Schrader surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 16,727 people carried this name — #2,171 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 17,600 people counted. That is up 2% from 16,464 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Schrader surname
From German Schrader
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Schrader» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
159 people named Schrader live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 69 people named Schrader.
16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 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
20 people named Schrader have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 57 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
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 print
Schrader in American newspapers,
1910–1945.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 49,541 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Schrader,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ludolf Schrader 1531–1589 · jurist -
Christoph Schrader 1601–1680 · librarian -
Heinrich Schrader 1767–1836 · physician -
Julius Schrader 1815–1900 · artist -
Ludwig Christian Schrader 1815–1907 · pastor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 124 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Schrader.
- Schor 772 · U.S. census
- Schorr 3,055 · U.S. census
- Schorsch 513 · U.S. census
- Schott 9,842 · U.S. census
- Schotte 186 · U.S. census
- Schotter 209 · U.S. census
- Schram 4,634 · U.S. census
- Schramm 7,543 · U.S. census
- Schrantz 939 · U.S. census
- Schreck 4,122 · U.S. census
- Schreder 311 · U.S. census
- Schreiber 16,034 · U.S. census
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