Schermer

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch and North German Schermer, from schermer (“fencer”). === Proper noun === Schermer (plural Schermers) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Schermer is the 39419th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 558 individuals. Schermer is most common among White (94.09%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schermer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. == Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as skirmere in the first half of the 11th century. Compound of Old Dutch scir (“bright, whitish”) and mere (“lake”). The municipality was named after a polder which was created when the lake of the same name was drained. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Scher‧mer === Proper noun === Schermer n a former municipality of North Holland, Netherlands