# Schumer (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/schumer/  
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 | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 986 |
| US rank (2010) | 25,152 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 313,129 people |
| Change since 2000 | +27% (777 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈʃuːmə(ɹ)/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

The surname Schumer was an occupational name for a cobbler. The name Schumer is derived from the Old German words "schuoch" and the suffix "mann," which means shoe maker. North German (Schümer): nickname from Middle Low German schumer ‘good-for-nothing’, ‘vagabond’.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Schumer 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Schumer in the United States.

## People named Schumer

- Chuck Schumer, American politician (born 1950)
- Amy Schumer, American comedian and actress (born 1981)

## Similar surnames

Schommer, Sumner, Summer, Schnur, Shimer, Scheiner, Schwimmer, Schoener, Schnurr, Skinner, Seymour, Sommer.

## 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.