The Scheer surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,719 people carried this name — #6,015 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 51,500 people counted. That is up 3% from 5,535 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 562 people named Scheer.
28 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
99 people named Scheer live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 81 people named Scheer live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 57 people named Scheer live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Luxembourg Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
42 people named Scheer have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 69 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Opole.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
44 people named Scheer is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Scheer in American newspapers,
1872–1905.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 14,105 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Scheer,
with a public archive behind them.
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Dubbeld Hemsing van der Scheer 1791–1859 · writer -
Frederick Scheer 1792–1868 · writer -
Frederick Scheer 1792–1868 · writer
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Manfred Scheer d. 1998 · cinematographer
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Karl Scheer 1800–1838 · veterinarian
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Anton Scheer 1808–1852 · organ builder
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Scheer.
- Schatz 6,261 · U.S. census
- Schaub 6,027 · U.S. census
- Schauber 201 · U.S. census
- Schauer 5,463 · U.S. census
- Schaufelberger 196 · U.S. census
- Scheck 1,949 · U.S. census
- Scheffel 1,028 · U.S. census
- Scheffer 1,763 · U.S. census
- Scheffler 4,052 · U.S. census
- Schehr 428 · U.S. census
- Scheibel 628 · U.S. census
- Scheiber 968 · U.S. census
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