Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage Dutch
Other Forms FormsSchrijver, Schreiber, Schrieber, Scriven, Scrivener, Scrivenor, Scrivens, De Clerc, De Clercq, De Clerck, De Klerk, Klerk, Klerken, Klerks, Klerkse, Klerkx, Klerx, Leclair, Leclerc, Leclercq, Cleary, Clery, Mac Cléirich, MacClery, McCleary, Ó Cléirigh, O'Clery, De Schrijver, De Schryver, Schriver, Schrijber, Scriber, Shriver, Scriver, Schriever, Schriber, Schryver, Schriewer, Schryvers, Schrievers
Meaning & History
Dutch cognate of Scriven. A famous bearer was the Dutch soccer goalkeeper Piet Schrijvers (1946-2022).