Schena

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Schena.

Proper noun

Schena (plural Schenas)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Schena is the 33731^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 675 individuals. Schena is most common among White (95.56%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schena”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Cashen, encash, hances, naches, sencha

Italian

Etymology

Probably from a regional variant of schiena (“back”), perhaps a topographic surname for someone who lived near a rise or bump on the ground.

Proper noun

Schena m or f by sense

1. a surname

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025