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Schermer
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schermer
English
Etymology
Borrowed from en nl - and North en de Schermer, from nl schermer fencer.
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Schermer is the 39419th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 558 individuals. Schermer is most common among White (94.09%) individuals.
Further reading
en surnames from Dutch surnames from German
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as skirmere in the first half of the 11th century. Compound of nl odt scir bright, whitish and odt mere lake. The municipality was named after a polder which was created when the lake of the same name was drained.
Pronunciation
nl Nl-Schermer.ogg
nl Scher mer
Proper noun
n
nl former municipality p/North Holland c/Netherlands