Shoemaker Surname

13,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Shoemaker Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the shoemaker'; rare, the general trade-names were Souter and Cordwaner. Christopher Shoomaker was burnt at Newbury (1518), according to Foxe. Harry Shomaker was an attendant upon the Princess Mary (1543); v.

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Shoemaker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41,7111:8,6901,050
Canada1,0681:34,5004,427
Philippines831:1,219,73895,055
Australia431:627,80744,139
England431:1,295,76958,667
Iran411:1,872,74468,622
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
China81:170,915,1968,932
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Panama71:558,8949,437
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
France31:22,140,907385,998
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales91:174,2686,522
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,4791:4,024498

Shoemaker (96) may also be a first name.

Shoemaker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the shoemaker'; rare, the general trade-names were Souter and Cordwaner. Christopher Shoomaker was burnt at Newbury (1518), according to Foxe. Harry Shomaker was an attendant upon the Princess Mary (1543); v. Privy Purse Expenses, p. a. In the Chester Mystery the 'Corvesters and Shoemakers' marched together (Ormerod's Cheshire).

1581. Married — Thomas Shomaker: Reg. St. Columb Major.

Richard Shomaker.

1591. Yeocum Shoemaker and Catharine Britten: Marriage Lic. (London).

The name became scarce towards the close of the 18th century:

1781. Buried — Mary, wife of John Showmaker: Reg. St. Ann's, Manchester.

Almost all the American Shoemakers are of German extraction.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) One who made shoes.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Shoemaker: curiously enough, rare as a surname. The Old English name (from the French) was Corser, but also Souter = Chausseur; hence Chaucer.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Shoemaker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shoemaker is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shoemaker? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 13,006th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 168,987 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Shoemaker reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 968,397th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 96 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 41,711 people, or 1 in 8,690. In The United States Shoemaker is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live, Ohio, where 7 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 54 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent live and The Philippines, where 0 percent live.

Shoemaker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shoemaker has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 334 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 717 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shoemaker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shoemaker surname are 22.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.69% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shoemaker earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 43.52% less than the national average, earning 195,482 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.53% less than the national average, earning $41,626 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.51% more than the national average, earning $50,931 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schoemaker954,143/
Shoemacker957/
Shoemakert952/
Shooemaker952/
Shoemakeer951/
Shoemakerd951/
Shoemakker951/
Shhoemaker951/
Shouemaker950/
Shomaker94809/
Shemaker945/
Soemaker943/
Schoemacker9078/
Schoemaeker9043/
Shoemakerph901/
D'Shoemaker901/
Schomaker894,875/
Sheumaker89278/
Shuemaker89213/
Shoumaker89128/
Shoemeker894/
Shoomaker894/
Sheemaker892/
Schemaker892/
Choemaker891/
Shomacker891/
Shomaeker891/
Shemacker891/
Shomakher891/
Shaemaker890/
Shoimaker890/
Shoemoker890/
Shommaker890/
Schoemaecker86123/
Schomacker841,046/
Schoumaker84476/
Schoomaker8467/
Schomaeker8449/
Scheemaker8445/
Shoemacher8440/
Schuemaker8437/
Scheumaker846/
Shoemocker845/
Schaemaker841/
Schoimaker841/
Shoumacker841/
Shoumakher841/
Schommaker840/
Schoemakre840/
Sheismaker840/
Sheasmaker840/
Shuemacker840/
Shumaker8211,585/
Shamaker821/
Saemaker820/
Suemaker820/
Sehmaker820/
Seemaker820/
Schoumacker80504/
Schoemacher8059/
Scheemaeker8048/
Scheemacker8011/
Schomaecker807/
Schoommaker801/
Schouimaker801/
Schoomacker800/
Schuemacker800/
Schumaker785,035/
Shumakher782,922/
Shumacker7868/
Schomäker7868/
Choumaker7833/
Schümaker786/
Shaumaker783/
Shummaker782/
Schomeker781/
Schomoker781/
Shumakeer781/
Shamakher781/
Schömaker781/
Shuhmaker780/
Shamacker780/
Scheemaecker765/
Samaker7530/
Sumaker756/
Somoker751/
Schumacker741,760/
Schomäcker7455/
Schomecker7434/
Schumakher745/
Schummaker743/
Schuhmaker742/
Schumasker741/
Shoumacher741/
Schuumaker741/
Choumacker741/
Schumakerr741/
Shumackier741/
Schumadker740/
Schaumaker740/
Schamacker740/
Schusmaker740/
Shameker713/
Sumakere713/
Sumakier712/
Saumaker711/
Shumoker711/
Sumakker711/
Sumacker710/
Schoumacher70642/
Schuitmaker70189/
Schuhmacker709/
Schomeecker702/
Schumachker701/
Schusmacker701/
Schummacker701/
Schahmacker700/
Scheumacher700/
Shumacher67304/
Schumacer679/
Shumakhir678/
Shumakherova677/
Chumacker673/
Shumaquer671/
Soumacher671/
Schumakre671/
Shamocker670/
Schumoker670/
Shamecker670/
Schauemacher670/

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Shoemaker Reference & Research

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