Schermerhorn Surname

111,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schermerhorn Surname Definition:

SCHERMERHORN: (Dutch.) From Shermer, a fencer, and hoorn, a horn, which emblematically expresses strength or power.

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Schermerhorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,7931:95,56010,704
Netherlands2061:81,97713,715
Canada1331:277,03525,971
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1151:45,0395,209

Schermerhorn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

SCHERMERHORN: (Dutch.) From Shermer, a fencer, and hoorn, a horn, which emblematically expresses strength or power.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

User-submitted Reference

This surname was originally borne by people from the town of Schermerhorn in The Netherlands.

- mishaross

Schermerhorn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schermerhorn is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schermerhorn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schermerhorn is the 111,685th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,753,922 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Schermerhorn are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 3,793 people, or 1 in 95,560. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 20 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Schermerhorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schermerhorn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schermerhorn surname rose 340 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schermerhorn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schermerhorn are 6.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.74% registered with the party.

The amount Schermerhorn earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.72% more than the national average, earning $46,482 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.87% less than the national average, earning $46,270 CAD per year.

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