# Shoemaker (surname)

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

A surname originating as an occupation.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 30,934 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,133 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 9,981 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.6% (30,756 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈʃuˌmeɪkɚ/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Shoemark, Shoemake |

## Etymology

By proprialization from shoemaker.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Shoemaker 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) | 2.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Shoemaker in the United States.

## People named Shoemaker

- Eugene Merle Shoemaker, American geologist and astronomer
- Carolyn S. Shoemaker, American astronomer, researcher and university teacher
- Craig Shoemaker, American stand-up comedian
- Ann Shoemaker, American actress (1891-1978)
- Bill Shoemaker, American jockey (1931–2003)
- Sydney Shoemaker, American philosopher (1931–2022)
- Blanche Shoemaker Wagstaff, American poet

## Similar surnames

Shumaker, Shewmaker, Schumaker, Schoonmaker, Schenker, Schomaker, Singer, Schumacher, Schmucker, Sanger, Swanger, Songer.

## 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.