# Scheer (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/scheer/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,719 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,015 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 53,986 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.3% (5,535 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ʃɪɚ/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Scheer in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Scheer in the United States.

## People named Scheer

- Mary Scheer, American actress, comedian, screenwriter and producer
- Paul Scheer, American actor, comedian, writer, and producer
- Desireé Cousteau, American pornographic actress

## Similar surnames

Schauer, Scher, Schorr, Scherr, Schiro, Scheuer, Schurr, Satcher, Schaar, Schur, Schier, Schor.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.