Schuster Surname
Approximately 135,944 people bear this surname
Schuster Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Shoemaker [Middle High German schuoch-, schuoh-sûtœre; Latin sutor, cobbler]
Read More About This SurnameSchuster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 80,620 | 1:999 | 67 |
| United States | 24,327 | 1:14,899 | 1,871 |
| Austria | 11,584 | 1:735 | 40 |
| Brazil | 5,941 | 1:36,033 | 1,488 |
| Israel | 1,880 | 1:4,552 | 672 |
| France | 1,510 | 1:43,989 | 5,564 |
| Samoa | 1,461 | 1:133 | 10 |
| Canada | 1,187 | 1:31,041 | 4,041 |
| Argentina | 857 | 1:49,876 | 4,210 |
| Australia | 832 | 1:32,447 | 4,293 |
| Switzerland | 577 | 1:14,234 | 2,345 |
| Czechia | 529 | 1:20,101 | 3,065 |
| Romania | 467 | 1:42,993 | 5,425 |
| Italy | 413 | 1:148,079 | 23,229 |
| England | 360 | 1:154,772 | 14,673 |
| South Africa | 359 | 1:150,913 | 17,111 |
| New Zealand | 259 | 1:17,484 | 3,070 |
| Denmark | 241 | 1:23,422 | 2,389 |
| Netherlands | 217 | 1:77,821 | 13,137 |
| Thailand | 214 | 1:330,086 | 57,008 |
| Chile | 182 | 1:96,794 | 3,661 |
| Poland | 173 | 1:219,704 | 28,713 |
| Slovakia | 166 | 1:32,147 | 5,747 |
| Spain | 159 | 1:294,038 | 17,827 |
| Belgium | 156 | 1:73,696 | 11,740 |
| Luxembourg | 144 | 1:4,032 | 552 |
| Sweden | 118 | 1:83,447 | 6,152 |
| Hungary | 111 | 1:88,435 | 8,728 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 89 | 1:1,240 | 195 |
| Dominican Republic | 85 | 1:122,740 | 5,063 |
| Paraguay | 69 | 1:104,880 | 2,420 |
| Ireland | 64 | 1:73,577 | 4,518 |
| Suriname | 45 | 1:12,280 | 3,102 |
| Venezuela | 41 | 1:736,685 | 12,312 |
| American Samoa | 39 | 1:1,430 | 249 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Croatia | 37 | 1:114,287 | 17,308 |
| United Arab Emirates | 37 | 1:247,629 | 17,078 |
| Mexico | 33 | 1:3,761,400 | 25,486 |
| Namibia | 30 | 1:80,313 | 7,828 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Norway | 26 | 1:197,780 | 22,769 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Slovenia | 17 | 1:146,334 | 13,558 |
| Uruguay | 17 | 1:201,868 | 16,060 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| Colombia | 15 | 1:3,184,938 | 14,936 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Nauru | 4 | 1:2,970 | 349 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Kosovo | 3 | 1:620,623 | 10,771 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 78 | 1:312,505 | 20,777 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,077 | 1:24,178 | 3,005 |
Schuster (122) may also be a first name.
Schuster Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) Shoemaker [Middle High German schuoch-, schuoh-sûtœre; Latin sutor, cobbler]
“Shoemaker” in German.
(German) One who made and repaired shoes, a cobbler.
Germ. A shoemaker.
From the Danish, Schuster; a personal name.
User-submitted Reference
The surname Schuchter or Schuster means 'shoe maker'. It was given in a period when surnames represented one's profession.
- jpsosShuster or Schuster is Yiddish for the profession of a shoe maker (or cobbler).
- drchazanThis surname means 'shoemaker' in German.
- Forebears.io Manual SubmissionsSchuster Demographics
Average Male Schuster Height
177.28 cm
Average Female Schuster Height
162.54 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Schuster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schuster Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schuster (Russian: Щустер) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schuster? popularity and diffusion
The last name Schuster is the 4,141st most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 53,607 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Schuster are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Schuster is also the 844,248th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 122 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 80,620 people, or 1 in 999. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 34 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 106 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Austria, where 9 percent reside.
Schuster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Schuster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schuster last name grew 1,171 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 462 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 6,400 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Schuster Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Schuster surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Schuster last name are 35.05% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.28% being registered with the party.
The amount Schuster earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.4% more than the national average, earning 406,282 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 111.31% more than the national average, earning R 502,164 per year; in Colombia they earn 279.51% more than the national average, earning $86,158,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.56% more than the national average, earning $47,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.8% more than the national average, earning $54,552 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Schuster Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Schuster in the Russian language | ||
| Щустер | suster | - |
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Schuster Reference & Research
Schuster DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Schuster FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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