Schermerhorn

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English

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Proper noun

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Schermerhorn (plural Schermerhorns)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Schermerhorn is the 10636th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3011 individuals. Schermerhorn is most common among White (94.22%) individuals.

Dutch

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Etymology

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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

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  • Hyphenation: Scher‧mer‧horn

Proper noun

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Schermerhorn n

  1. A village and former municipality of Alkmaar, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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