Schermer Surname

102,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schermer Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), Fencer, Fighter; but the name may some­times be a corruption of “Beschermer,” Defender, Protector, Patron. Schermerhorn (New York), Corner of the Schermer, a polder in Holland. The New-York surname is undoubtedly derived from the village of Schermerhorn in North Holland.

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Schermer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,8951:42,4835,582
United States1,1631:311,65928,571
Netherlands9621:17,5542,727
Austria2181:39,0626,282
Argentina921:464,60234,717
Brazil771:2,780,18682,572
Italy571:1,072,92471,656
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
France91:7,380,302306,885
England91:6,190,895170,599
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1421:353,65327,017

Schermer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), Fencer, Fighter; but the name may some­times be a corruption of “Beschermer,” Defender, Protector, Patron. Schermerhorn (New York), Corner of the Schermer, a polder in Holland. The New-York surname is undoubtedly derived from the village of Schermerhorn in North Holland.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Schermer Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Schermer Come From? nationality or country of origin

Schermer has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schermer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 102,713th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,590,126 people. The last name Schermer is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Schermer live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 1,895 people, or 1 in 42,483. In Germany Schermer is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 34 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 12 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 21 percent reside.

Schermer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schermer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schermer last name grew 819 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schermer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schermer are 19.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.21% being registered with the party.

The amount Schermer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 385.71% more than the national average, earning R 1,154,230 per year; in United States they earn 17.24% more than the national average, earning $50,588 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.71% more than the national average, earning $52,021 CAD per year.

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