Save Type Surname (from location) Usage German, Belgian Pronounced Pron. /ˈʃaʊ̯m.bʊʁk/(German) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Habitational name from any of the places called Schaumburg or Schauenburg in Germany, or Schauwberg in Brabant, Belgium. Derived from schūm "slag, cinder" and burg "mountain, hill".