German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a shoemaker from Middle High German schuoch ‘shoe’ German Schuh + an agent derivative of machen ‘to make’. This surname is also found in Denmark and [...]
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What is the origin of the name Schumacher?
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a shoemaker from Middle High German schuoch ‘shoe’ German Schuh + an agent derivative of machen ‘to make’. This surname is also found in Denmark and [...]