Schermer

Borrowed from Dutch and North German Schermer, from schermer (“fencer”).

Schermer (plural Schermers)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Schermer is the 39419^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 558 individuals. Schermer is most common among White (94.09%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schermer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

First attested as skirmere in the first half of the 11th century. Compound of Old Dutch scir (“bright, whitish”) and mere (“lake”). The municipality was named after a polder which was created when the lake of the same name was drained.

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• Hyphenation: Scher‧mer

Schermer n

1. a former municipality of North Holland, Netherlands