The Schumann surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,777 people carried this name — #5,162 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 43,500 people counted. That is up 1% from 6,728 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Schumann surname
A surname originating as an occupation, notably of the German composer Robert Schumann.
From Middle High German schuoch (“shoe”) + mann (“man”), denoting a shoemaker.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Schumann» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
353 people named Schumann live in Switzerland.
They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 149 people named Schumann.
50 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
92 people named Schumann have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 181 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 80 people named Schumann 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 Buenos Aires Province.
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 the Nordic population registers
62 people named Schumann 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
Schumann in American newspapers,
1905–1922.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 91,890 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Schumann,
with a public archive behind them.
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Valentin Schumann d. 1543 · printer
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Valentin Schumann d. 1542 · printer
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Emil Schumann d. 1876 · sailor
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Robert Schumann d. 1879 · steiger
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Jan Schumann d. 1594 · publisher
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Max Schumann d. 1915
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Schumann.
- Schultheiss 532 · U.S. census
- Schultz 104,888 · U.S. census
- Schultze 2,053 · U.S. census
- Schulz 24,385 · U.S. census
- Schulze 8,509 · U.S. census
- Schumacher 25,292 · U.S. census
- Schummer 390 · U.S. census
- Schunck 125 · U.S. census
- Schupp 1,917 · U.S. census
- Schuppe 272 · U.S. census
- Schurch 110 · U.S. census
- Schurr 1,379 · U.S. census
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