Schorr

English

Etymology

• As a German surname, from Middle Low German schurren (“to slide”).
• Also as a German surname, from Middle High German schore (“steep rock”); see shore.
• As a Slavic surname, from Proto-Slavic *xǫtь (“quick”).
• As a Jewish surname, spelling variant of Shor.

Proper noun

Schorr (plural Schorrs)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Schorr is the 10505^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3055 individuals. Schorr is most common among White (96.04%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schorr”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.