Shoemaker Surname
Approximately 43,125 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameShoemaker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41,711 | 1:8,690 | 1,050 |
| Canada | 1,068 | 1:34,500 | 4,427 |
| Philippines | 83 | 1:1,219,738 | 95,055 |
| Australia | 43 | 1:627,807 | 44,139 |
| England | 43 | 1:1,295,769 | 58,667 |
| Iran | 41 | 1:1,872,744 | 68,622 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,479 | 1:4,024 | 498 |
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.
(English) One who made shoes.
Shoemaker: curiously enough, rare as a surname. The Old English name (from the French) was Corser, but also Souter = Chausseur; hence Chaucer.
Shoemaker Demographics
Average Male Shoemaker Height
176.99 cm
Average Female Shoemaker Height
163.48 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Shoemaker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shoemaker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shoemaker has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shoemaker.
How Common Is The Last Name Shoemaker? popularity and diffusion
Shoemaker is the 13,006th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 168,987 people. The surname Shoemaker is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Shoemaker live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 968,397th most common first name in the world It is held by 96 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 41,711 people, or 1 in 8,690. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found, Ohio, where 7 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States Shoemaker exists in 54 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.
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 surname 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 with 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.
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Shoemaker Reference & Research
Shoemaker DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Shoemaker 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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