The Schuman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,770 people carried this name — #5,964 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 51,000 people counted. That is up 1% from 5,723 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Schuman surname

An Anglicization of German Schumann

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Schuman» (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 26 people named Schuman.

1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Meuse.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 1
Meuse 14
Moselle 5
Paris 2
Hauts-de-Seine 2
Gironde 1
Oise 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

57 people named Schuman is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 57

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

Schuman in American newspapers,
1888–1926.

Newspaper page from The Columbus Commercial carrying the name Schuman
The Columbus Commercial 1907-11-19
Newspaper page from The Wolf Point Herald carrying the name Schuman
The Wolf Point Herald 1926-03-25
Newspaper page from The Morning News carrying the name Schuman
The Morning News 1888-01-31

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Schuman in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

1,599 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Schuman. The most, 537, date from the 1950s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 761
Queensland 304
South Australia 202
Victoria 166
Western Australia 95
Tasmania 37
ACT (Canberra) 29
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Schuman.

Who carried it

People named Schuman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Fernand Schuman
    Fernand Schuman 1845–1925 · politician
  • John C. Schuman
    John C. Schuman 1881–1971 · politician
  • Isaac Schuman d. 2022 · high school student
  • Sabina Schuman d. 1598
  • Robert Schuman 1886–1963 · lawyer
  • Robert Schuman 1886–1963 · lawyer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Schuman,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,216 records

1,216 records of the Schuman name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 516
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 244
  • Other U.S. records 456
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Roy M. Schuman

    Born 1901 in Washington. Enlisted 1942 at San Francisco, California; watchman. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1962, buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Anna Schuman

    Arrived at New York in 1849 aboard the Lessing from Bremen, aged 24; servant. From Elm, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Walter Schuman

    Born 1930; from Sanilac County, Michigan. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; declared dead 1950 in South Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,216 records for Schuman in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands954 records

954 records of the Schuman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 538
  • Dutch population registers 358
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 58
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hermannus Schuman

    Married in 1856 in Hattem; farmhand. Died 1858 in Hattem, aged 26; labourer.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johanna Petronella Schuman

    Married in 1839 in Serooskerke (Walcheren); of private means. Died 1878 in Middelburg, aged 69.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Peter Mathijs Schuman

    Married in 1933 in Weert; merchant. Died 1967 in Bergeyk.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 954 records for Schuman in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia33 records

33 records of the Schuman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 24
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  • Other Australian records 7
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Tage Lennart Schuman

    Labourer of Kew, Victoria; died 1979.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record August Schuman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Carntyne, aged 18.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John Schuman

    Of Kogarah, New South Wales; died 1893.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 33 records for Schuman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Norway15 records

15 records of the Schuman name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Rolf Schuman

    Census of 1910: Tolo Solbakken, Kvam; farmer, born 1870 in Voss.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Abel Magrete Schuman

    Census of 1910: Nygaard, Skaanevik; of independent means, born 1844 in Bergen.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Katarina Elisabet Schuman

    Census of 1910: Tolo Solbakken, Kvam; photographer, born 1880 in Damsgaard.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Schuman in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France12 records

12 records of the Schuman name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Raymond Louis Schuman

    Born 1930 in Érize-la-Petite; died 1984 in Bar-le-Duc (Meuse).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Pauline Marie Louise Schuman

    Born 1906 in Levallois-Perret (Paris); died 1987 in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Moise Leser Schuman

    Born 1920 in Metz; died 1990 in Metz (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Schuman in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada8 records

8 records of the Schuman name in Canada
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 2
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • Other Canadian records 4
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Fred Schuman

    Buried in 1994 at Stamford Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Dorothy Schuman

    Died 1926; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Anna Gertrude Schuman

    Died 1910; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 8 records for Schuman in Canada.

Counts: City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Germany4 records

4 records of the Schuman name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hermann Schüman

    From Helmsdorf, Tessin. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 11 April 1916 (Infantry Regiment No. 87).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Richard Schüman

    From Brackrade, Fst. Oldenburg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 18 June 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Edwin Schuman

    From Hinteruhlmannsdorf, Altbg. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 17 February 1916.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Schuman in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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