Schermerhorn

English

Proper noun

Schermerhorn (plural Schermerhorns)

  1. A surname.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Schermerhorn is the 10636th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3011 individuals. Schermerhorn is most common among White (94.22%) individuals.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as den horn in the 14th century. Compound of the hydronym Schermer and Middle Dutch horn (“corner”). The village developed in the corner of a levee.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Scher‧mer‧horn

Proper noun

Schermerhorn n

  1. A village and former municipality of Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “schermerhorn”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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