Given name & surname

Schuster

Schuster is a surname from German. It is used in English, German, and Afrikaans.

Original GermanSchüstl

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Schuster comes from German.

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How it developed

From German Schuster.

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Schuster’s family of names

In German usage, Schuster has a later derivative in Șuster. In German usage, Schuster as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Romanian form Cizmaru. In German usage, Schuster as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the French form CORDONNIER.

Walk Schuster’s family in the name graph

SchusterSchüstlSchüsterlSchuechterSchiestlSchiesterlSchiestelScheuzgerSchustersZapateroShoemakerȘușterCordonnier

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Schuster has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its German roots to each of them.

GermanRomanian
Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

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