Date
Name Schopenhauer
Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage German
Other Forms FormsSchoppenhauer, Schuppenhauer, Schopenhouer, Schüppenhauer, Schopp, Schöpp, Schoepp, Schoepfer, Schöpfer, Schopfer, Scheopner, Schöppner, Schoppner, Schoeppner, Schuppener, Scheppner, Schuppner, Schops, Scheppe, Scheps, Schops, Schopflocher, Schöps, Schupp, Shoop, Shupe, Shupp, Schuppe, Schoppe, Schöppe, Schopper, Schüpner, Schupner, Schauppner, Schapner
Edit Status Status
Meaning & History
Derived from German schöpfen meaning "to scoop, ladle" and hauen meaning "to chop", referring to a maker of wooden and metal scoops and buckets. This name was borne by the German pessimist philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), the author of the 1818 book The World as Will and Representation among other works.