How Many People Are Named Schuyler Colfax?

There are approximately 1 people named Schuyler Colfax living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Schuyler with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Colfax. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Schuyler

Last Name

Colfax

Schuyler: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Schuyler. The peak year was 1993 with 182 births. The average person named Schuyler today is 34 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Schuyler

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Schuyler in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Schuyler rose or fell over time.

White

78.51%

Black

8.54%

Hispanic

4.51%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.06%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.10%

Two or More Races

5.29%

Ancestry of the Colfax Surname

The surname Colfax was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Colfax in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

67.46%

Black

0.59%

Hispanic

2.96%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.59%

American Indian/Alaska Native

17.75%

Two or More Races

10.65%

How we calculated this

The first name "Schuyler" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Colfax" appears at a rate of 0.06 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Schuyler are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Schuyler

Schuyler Smith Schuyler Johnson Schuyler Williams Schuyler Jones Schuyler Brown Schuyler Garcia

Other people with the surname Colfax

Michael Colfax James Colfax David Colfax John Colfax Robert Colfax William Colfax

Schuyler Colfax: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Schuyler Colfax?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Schuyler Colfax are alive in the United States today. The first name Schuyler is shared by 4,760 Americans, and the surname Colfax is shared by 194.

How rare is the name Schuyler Colfax?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Schuyler is rare and the surname Colfax is very rare.

Is Schuyler a male or female name?

Schuyler is predominantly male, with 76.1% of bearers being male and 23.9% female. It peaked in popularity in 1993 and the average bearer today is 34 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Schuyler?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Schuyler was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (78.51%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (8.54%) and Two or More Races (5.29%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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