Schuurman Surname

57,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,772 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schuurman Surname Definition:

“Guardian of the Barn” in Dutch. Compare Groote Schuur.

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Schuurman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7,1991:2,346159
Canada3851:95,70310,417
South Africa3681:147,22216,772
United States3561:1,018,14374,968
Belgium921:124,96418,228
Australia791:341,71828,950
Germany711:1,133,88074,985
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
France331:2,012,810168,616
England251:2,228,72284,230
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Finland231:238,98719,121
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Schuurman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Guardian of the Barn” in Dutch. Compare Groote Schuur.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

Schuurman consists of two Dutch words: schuur and man. To schuur refers to scouring something, like sanding paper with wood; and man refer to a man. So this last name is from a profession of an ancestor.

- parmet

Schuurman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schuurman occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schuurman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 57,713th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 830,774 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Schuurman are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 84 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 7,199 people, or 1 in 2,346. In The Netherlands Schuurman is mostly found in: Gelderland, where 21 percent live, Overijssel, where 20 percent live and North Holland, where 17 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands this last name exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Schuurman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schuurman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 3,956 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schuurman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schuurman are 9.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.79% being registered with the party.

The amount Schuurman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 21.12% more than the national average, earning R 287,820 per year; in United States they earn 20.85% more than the national average, earning $52,146 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.26% more than the national average, earning $53,786 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schuurmann95104/
Schurman943,270/
Shuurman946/
Chuurman941/
Schurmann891,965/
Schuerman891,884/
Scheurman89198/
Schuirman895/
Schaurman892/
Shuurmaan891/
Schurzman890/
Schurrman890/
Shurman881,017/
Churman88131/
Suurman888/
Scurman883/
Schuermann841,625/
Schuirmann84115/
Schurzmann8460/
Schurrmann8421/
Schaurmann848/
Schuermman841/
Schaurrman841/
Schurmandt840/
Schceurman840/
Schirman82191/
Schorman82154/
Sahurman82145/
Sceurman8279/
Suurmann8261/
Shuirman8237/
Sheurman8223/
Shaurman8222/
Shuerman8213/
Shurmann8212/
Shourman826/
Schurmam825/
Chhurman823/
Schürman823/
Scurmann822/
Churhman821/
Churrman821/
Churmaan821/
Surman805,137/
Schurmanová801/
Schürmann7820,160/
Schirmann781,799/
Schorzman78323/
Schoorman78101/
Schirrman7839/
Shuermann789/
Schorrman786/
Shurmaine782/
Sheurmann781/
Schoerman781/
Cheurmann781/
Shurzmann780/
Schurmannová762/
Surmann752,250/
Shorman75666/
Shirman75462/
Saurman75395/
Szurman75347/
Sourman7530/
Suerman7524/
Suhrman7519/
Shurmon7518/
Suirman7514/
Surmain758/
Surmane754/
Surhman753/
Churmon752/
Siurman751/
Sjurman751/
Surmean751/
Churmam751/
Shurmam750/
Schirrmann74722/
Shurmanova74351/
Schiermann74198/
Schorzmann7466/
Schorrmann748/
Schürzmann744/
Schoermann743/
Schührmann742/
Schürmannn741/
Schürrmann741/
Schiermaun740/
Schirrmaan740/
Suermann71884/
Suurmond71389/
Shierman7181/
Suhrmann7145/
Szurmann7133/
Shormann7126/
Soehrman7126/
Szurmant7120/
Saurmann7111/
Shirmann7110/
Shirmaan717/
Surrmann712/
Shirmhan711/
Sourmain711/
Shoerman711/
Cheurmam711/
Suerrman710/
Shorrman710/
Shoorman710/
Shirrman710/
Shurrmon710/
Saurrman710/
Suermain710/
Surmon67647/
Sorman67525/
Zurman67367/
Surmanova67138/
Çurman67128/
Sürman67121/
Surmanová6774/
Šurman6756/
Soehrmann6719/
Surmam6718/
Shiermann677/
Surmań676/
Sciermann672/
Shirrmann671/
Schürmannová671/
Schűrmannová671/

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