Schermerhorn

English

Proper noun

Schermerhorn (plural Schermerhorns)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Schermerhorn is the 10636^th 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, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Schermerhorner
• Schermerhorns

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “schermerhorn”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN