Type Surname (from nickname, ornamental & from occupation)
Other Forms FormsSchon, Schön
Meaning & History
German (Schön) nickname for a handsome or pleasant man, from Middle High German schoene ‘fine’, ‘beautiful’; ‘refined’, ‘friendly’, ‘nice’.
Jewish (Ashkenazic) ornamental name from the same German vocabulary word, in any of its senses. Dutch metonymic occupational name for a shoemaker, from schoen ‘shoe’.
Jewish (Ashkenazic) ornamental name from the same German vocabulary word, in any of its senses. Dutch metonymic occupational name for a shoemaker, from schoen ‘shoe’.