Schacht is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Schacht
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Germany
Meaning:

Dweller at, or near, a mine; dweller on a ridge or tongue of land.

A variation of Scheck. Dweller at the sign of the roan horse; one who made and sold certain quilted, tight-fitting coats.

How popular is Schacht?

Schacht is common in Germany, United States, Denmark, Brazil, Belgium, France, Chile, Canada.

Schacht is ranked 35354 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Schachts plummeted by 2.36 per cent to 2316 since 2000 and slipped by 1125 spots and ranked at 13195. The last name was found in around 8 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.95 96.12
Hispanic or Latino 2.85 1.48
Others 1.12 1.05
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.82 0.84
Schacht is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany while Greenland is ahead in terms of density. Around 14966 people have been found who wears Schacht as their family name. Schacht is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Schacht:
1,012 Germany9,829
12,092 United States3,259
Countries with hundreds of Schacht:
1,892 Denmark296
27,578 Brazil283
6,990 Belgium269
64,161 France149
5,109 Chile118
29,153 Canada116
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
15,813 Mexico87
48,553 Poland77
30,692 Australia73
17,371 Austria68
13,073 Switzerland62
51,324 England53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
74,222 South Africa39
11,471 Dominican Republic31
25,646 Sweden27
110,716 Argentina18
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
20,332 Scotland10
31,795 Venezuela10
426,148 Thailand10
86,362 Greece8
9,127 Paraguay8
710 Greenland7
94,797 Netherlands7
50,907 Norway7
75,466 Israel6
55,922 Qatar6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Anton Schacht worked as farmer and hailed from Germany. 26 years old embarked for USA from Hamburg on Deutschland and arrived on June 21, 1852. Farmer Jacob Schacht, Joiner Frederic Schacht, Joh. Schacht (23) Laborer, Hen. Schacht, aged 26, 29 years old Carl Schacht, Louise Schacht, aged 14, Wilhelmine Schacht, Shoemaker Josephus Schacht, and 368 other Schacht around 36.41% of whom were farmer while others worked as joiner and laborer, shoemaker, mason, clerk, butcher, saddler, servant, merchant, miller, daughter, carpenter, locksmith, watchmaker migrated to US from Havre, Bremen and Hamburg.

Schacht Namesakes

  • Joseph Schacht, British-German professor of Arabic and Islam at Columbia University
  • Christian Schacht, retired German sprinter
  • Hjalmar Schacht, German economist, banker, centre-right politician
  • Henry Schacht, American businessman
  • Chris Schacht, former Australian politician and member of the South Australian branch of the Australian Labor Party
  • Al Schacht, American professional baseball player, coach, and

Schacht Namesakes

  • Joseph Schacht, British-German professor of Arabic and Islam at Columbia University
  • Christian Schacht, retired German sprinter
  • Hjalmar Schacht, German economist, banker, centre-right politician
  • Henry Schacht, American businessman
  • Chris Schacht, former Australian politician and member of the South Australian branch of the Australian Labor Party
  • Al Schacht, American professional baseball player, coach, and

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