Schuh Surname
Approximately 28,390 people bear this surname
Schuh Surname Definition:
(German) Dweller at the sign of the shoe; one who sold shoes.
Read More About This SurnameSchuh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 12,730 | 1:6,324 | 769 |
| United States | 7,008 | 1:51,721 | 6,234 |
| Austria | 3,528 | 1:2,414 | 211 |
| Brazil | 3,052 | 1:70,142 | 2,604 |
| France | 794 | 1:83,656 | 11,876 |
| Canada | 269 | 1:136,972 | 14,140 |
| Australia | 198 | 1:136,342 | 14,722 |
| Luxembourg | 183 | 1:3,172 | 412 |
| Switzerland | 92 | 1:89,271 | 9,885 |
| Israel | 91 | 1:94,040 | 10,977 |
| Argentina | 85 | 1:502,864 | 37,103 |
| Czechia | 78 | 1:136,327 | 21,508 |
| Hungary | 64 | 1:153,379 | 13,789 |
| Paraguay | 44 | 1:164,472 | 3,287 |
| Netherlands | 39 | 1:433,005 | 44,158 |
| Chile | 22 | 1:800,749 | 17,445 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Guatemala | 10 | 1:1,608,267 | 5,853 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 460 | 1:109,171 | 10,893 |
The alternate forms: Schüh (2) are calculated separately.
Schuh Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Dweller at the sign of the shoe; one who sold shoes.
User-submitted Reference
Schuh essentially means 'shoe' in German. This surname is most likely associated with a trade "Joseph the shoemaker" but during time lost the "maker" part.
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Schuh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schuh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schuh occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Schüh. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schuh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 19,350th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 256,694 people. The surname Schuh is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Schuh are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
Schuh is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 12,730 people, or 1 in 6,324. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 22 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 18 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent live. Aside from Germany it is found in 43 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and Austria, where 12 percent live.
Schuh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Schuh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schuh last name grew 1,523 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 283 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Schuh Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Schuh surname are 22.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.82% being registered with the political party.
The amount Schuh earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.39% more than the national average, earning $45,908 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.74% more than the national average, earning $56,508 CAD per year.
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Schuh Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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