Given name & surname · also Dutch

Schermer

“fencer”

Schermer is a surname from Dutch (ultimately German).

Meaning & origin

What it means

Schermer goes back to a word, meaning “fencer.”

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Where it comes from

Schermer comes from Dutch, and ultimately from German.

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How it developed

From German Schermer.

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Schermer’s family of names

In German usage, Schermer has a later derivative in SHERMER.

Walk Schermer’s family in the name graph

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