The Schroeder surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 67,977 people carried this name — #489 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 4,340 people counted. That is up 2% from 66,412 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Schroeder surname
A common surname originating as an occupation.
From German Low German schrōden (“cut”), equivalent to Upper German Schröter, from schroten (“cut”). In most cases, it means tailor.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entries «Schroeder» (English) and «Schröder» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,216 people named Schroeder 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 Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 784 people named Schroeder.
70 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 46 départements, most often Moselle.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
458 people named Schroeder have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 621 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 224 people named Schroeder 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 Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
158 people named Schroeder live in Switzerland.
They live in 18 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 the Nordic population registers
117 people named Schroeder are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Schroeder in American newspapers,
1885–1956.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 188,619 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Schroeder,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jeanne Charlotte Saint-Aubin 1764–1850 · opera singer -
Octavio Hermann Schroeder 1822–1903 · lawyer -
Frederick A. Schroeder 1833–1899 · politician -
Karl Schroeder 1838–1887 · physician -
Karl Schröder II 1848–1935 · composer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 179 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Schroeder.
- Schreiber 16,034 · U.S. census
- Schreiner 8,152 · U.S. census
- Schrepel 182 · U.S. census
- Schrepfer 330 · U.S. census
- Schreyer 653 · U.S. census
- Schroder 5,325 · U.S. census
- Schroeter 1,652 · U.S. census
- Schroetter 115 · U.S. census
- Schroll 1,162 · U.S. census
- Schroth 1,775 · U.S. census
- Schubert 12,629 · U.S. census
- Schuck 4,181 · U.S. census
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