# Schumer

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈʃuːmə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #23,385

## Definitions
1. A surname from German.

## Etymology
The surname Schumer was an occupational name for a cobbler. The name Schumer is derived from the Old German words "schuoch" and the suffix "mann," which means shoe maker.
North German (Schümer): nickname from Middle Low German schumer ‘good-for-nothing’, ‘vagabond’.

## Easily confused with
- **Schuster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schumer-vs-schuster)
- **Schuyler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schumer-vs-schuyler)
- **scheme** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scheme-vs-schumer)
- **Scheer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scheer-vs-schumer)
- **schemes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schemes-vs-schumer)
- **scammer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scammer-vs-schumer)
- **Schafer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schafer-vs-schumer)
- **Schubert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schubert-vs-schumer)

## Common misspellings (11)
`cshumer`, `scchumer`, `schhumer`, `schmuer`, `schuemr`, `schumerr`, `schummer`, `schumre`, `scuhmer`, `shcumer`, `sschumer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/schumer