Schurz

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schurz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃʊɹts/

Proper noun

Schurz (countable and uncountable, plural Schurzes)

1. A surname from German.
2. A census-designated place in Mineral County, Nevada, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Schurz is the 63218^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 316 individuals. Schurz is most common among White (67.41%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (28.16%) individuals.

Further reading

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

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schurz (“apron”), substantivization of schurz (“short”), from Old High German scurz, from Proto-West Germanic *skurt, from Proto-Germanic *skurtaz. Compare Schürze.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃʊʁt͡s/
• Hyphenation: Schurz

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Noun

Schurz m (strong, genitive Schurzes, plural Schurze)

1. apron

Declension

Declension of Schurz [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schurz	die	Schurze
genitive	eines	des	Schurzes	der	Schurze
dative	einem	dem	Schurz, Schurze1	den	Schurzen
accusative	einen	den	Schurz	die	Schurze

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Lendenschurz

Further reading

• “Schurz” in Duden online
• “Schurz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache