What is the German origin of the name Shuman?

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What is the German origin of the name Shuman?

I am trying to trace my ancestory back to 16th century Germany

2007-03-16 12:36:39 · 2 answers · asked by james s 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy

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They are right, its Schumann, the cobbler

2007-03-24 10:33:46 · answer #1 · answered by The_good_guy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

as explained above, the German writung would be "Schuhmann" (or, as in the surname of the composer Robert Schumann, spelled without the "h") in any case, it originally refers to a shoemaker or cobbler.

2007-03-17 01:23:24 · answer #2 · answered by Sterz 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋