indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Dutch
Other Forms FormsSchermer, Shermerhorn, Schermarhorn, Schermers, Shermer, Schermers, Scharmer, Schärmer, Schirmer, Schirmers, Schermeerhorn, Scheermerhorn, Schermerharn, Sehermerhorn, Schermmerhorn, Scermerhorn, Schermerorn, Schermier, Schiermer, Schermert, Chermer, Chermerhorn
Meaning & History
From Schermerhorn, the name of a village in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands, derived from Dutch schermer meaning "fencer" and hoorn meaning "horn". It was borne by the Dutch politician Willem "Wim" Schermerhorn (1894-1977), a Prime Minister of the Netherlands.