The Scheuer surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,374 people carried this name — #19,628 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 212,800 people counted. That is down 1% from 1,391 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Scheuer surname
From the German surname, from Middle High German schiur (“barn”), from Old High German scura.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Scheuer» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 354 people named Scheuer.
23 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 25 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
36 people named Scheuer live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 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 Poland’s population register
22 people named Scheuer have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 30 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
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
21 people named Scheuer 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).
Who carried it
People named Scheuer,
with a public archive behind them.
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Mechel Scheuer 1739–1809 · rabbi
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Abraham Naftali Hertz Scheuer 1753–1822 · rabbi
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Therese Lövi 1854–1942
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Rosalie Scheuer 1859–1942
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Rosa Seligmann 1859–1942
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Karoline Scheuer 1861–1942
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Scheuer.
- Schermann 238 · U.S. census
- Scherr 2,609 · U.S. census
- Scherrer 3,112 · U.S. census
- Schertz 870 · U.S. census
- Schertzer 387 · U.S. census
- Schettino 631 · U.S. census
- Scheurer 882 · U.S. census
- Scheyer 160 · U.S. census
- Schiano 1,083 · U.S. census
- Schiavi 465 · U.S. census
- Schiavo 1,615 · U.S. census
- Schiavone 3,267 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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