Schuurman Surname
Approximately 8,772 people bear this surname
Schuurman Surname Definition:
“Guardian of the Barn” in Dutch. Compare Groote Schuur.
Read More About This SurnameSchuurman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 7,199 | 1:2,346 | 159 |
| Canada | 385 | 1:95,703 | 10,417 |
| South Africa | 368 | 1:147,222 | 16,772 |
| United States | 356 | 1:1,018,143 | 74,968 |
| Belgium | 92 | 1:124,964 | 18,228 |
| Australia | 79 | 1:341,718 | 28,950 |
| Germany | 71 | 1:1,133,880 | 74,985 |
| New Zealand | 46 | 1:98,442 | 13,260 |
| France | 33 | 1:2,012,810 | 168,616 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Finland | 23 | 1:238,987 | 19,121 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Schuurman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Guardian of the Barn” in Dutch. Compare Groote Schuur.
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.
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Average Schuurman Salary in
United States
$52,146 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Schuurman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schuurman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schuurman occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Schuurman? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 57,713th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 830,774 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Schuurman live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Schuurman is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 7,199 people, or 1 in 2,346. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Gelderland, where 21 percent are found, Overijssel, where 20 percent are found and North Holland, where 17 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands it exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
Schuurman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Schuurman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schuurman surname grew 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% 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.
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