Shumaker Surname

44,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,585 people bear this surname

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

Shumaker Surname Definition:

(German) One who made and sold shoes, a shoemaker.

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Shumaker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,4131:31,7583,966
Canada1071:344,35131,229
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France21:33,211,361423,184
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7481:28,7293,506

Shumaker (31) may also be a first name.

Shumaker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who made and sold shoes, a shoemaker.

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

User-submitted Reference

Shumaker is a German surname, it refers to the shoe production.

- preston1112

Shumaker Last Name Facts

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

Shumaker (Russian: Шумакер) is most common in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shumaker? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 44,833rd most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 629,050 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Shumaker are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 31 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 11,413 people, or 1 in 31,758. In The United States Shumaker is most numerous in: Ohio, where 10 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live and Virginia, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Shumaker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shumaker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shumaker last name grew 653 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shumaker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shumaker last name are 21.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.15% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shumaker earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.55% less than the national average, earning $40,756 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $50,262 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schumaker945,035/
Shumakher942,922/
Sheumaker94278/
Shuemaker94213/
Shoumaker94128/
Shumacker9468/
Shaumaker943/
Shummaker942/
Shumakeer941/
Shuhmaker940/
Sumaker936/
Schumacker891,760/
Schoumaker89476/
Schuemaker8937/
Scheumaker896/
Schumaeker896/
Schumakher895/
Schummaker893/
Schuhmaker892/
Schumasker891/
Shumaecker891/
Schuumaker891/
Shoumacker891/
Shoumakher891/
Schumakerr891/
Shumackier891/
Schumadker890/
Schaumaker890/
Schusmaker890/
Shuemacker890/
Shomaker88809/
Sumakere883/
Sumakier882/
Saumaker881/
Shumoker881/
Sumakker881/
Sumacker880/
Suemaker880/
Schoumacker84504/
Schuitmaker84189/
Schumaecker8413/
Schuhmacker849/
Schumachker841/
Schusmacker841/
Schummacker841/
Schaumaeker841/
Schuemacker840/
Shoemaker8243,125/
Shumacher82304/
Choumaker8233/
Schumacer829/
Shumakhir828/
Schümaker826/
Shoomaker824/
Chumacker823/
Shuemeker821/
Shomacker821/
Shimakher821/
Sheumeker821/
Shumaquer821/
Schumakre821/
Schimaker821/
Shomakher821/
Schumeker820/
Schumoker820/
Shommaker820/
Shumakherova807/
Sumoker801/
Schoemaker784,143/
Schomacker781,046/
Schoomaker7867/
Schaumäker7821/
Schumaquer7810/
Schumecker789/
Shoemacker787/
Shuhmacher786/
Schumocker783/
Schumahcer783/
Schimacker782/
Shumaucher781/
Shummocker781/
Shoemakeer781/
Shoemakker781/
Shoumacher781/
Shhoemaker781/
Schumeiker781/
Choumacker781/
Chummacker781/
Shummacher780/
Schommaker780/
Schuhmeker780/
Zumacker7511/
Soemaker753/
Sumeeker751/
Summeker751/
Zummaker751/
Chumaqer751/
Sumacher750/
Schoumacher74642/
Schoemacker7478/
Schummacher7418/
Schumaucher745/
Schaumacher744/
Schuumacher742/
Schoommaker741/
Schumhacher741/
D'Shoemaker741/
Schoomacker740/
Schuimacher740/
Scheumacher740/
Schihmacker740/
Schumaacher740/
Szumacher71787/
Schomäker7168/
Chumaquer7111/
Zumackeer712/
Schomoker711/
Soumacher711/
Shoemoker710/
Sschuhmacher701/
Schomäcker6755/
Shoemocker675/
Schümacher673/
Schumocher671/
Somoker671/
Sumokir671/

Shumaker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shumaker in the Russian language
Шумакерsumaker-

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Shumaker 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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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shumaker
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