Schürmann

Schürmann is a surname that comes from the Old German language, meaning "one who shears," probably referring to sheep-shearing. Its variations include Schuermann, Schurman and Schuerman.

Notable people

• Anna Maria van Schurman (1607–1678), Dutch painter, engraver, poet, scholar, philosopher and feminist writer
• Clamor Wilhelm Schürmann (1815–1893), Lutheran missionary and linguist in South Australia
• David Schurmann (born 1974), film director
• D. M. Schurman (1924–2013), Canadian naval historian
• Dorothy Schurman Hawes (née Schurman; 1905–1977), American writer
• Georg Caspar Schürmann (c. 1672–1751), German composer
• Jacob Gould Schurman (1854–1942), Canadian-American diplomat and educator
• James T. Schuerman (born 1957), American bishop
• M. F. Schurman (born 1957), Canadian ice hockey player
• Pete Schuermann, American director, producer, editor and cinematographer
• Petra Schürmann (1933–2010), German actress, model, TV announcer and beauty queen
• Pierre-André Schürmann (born 1960), Swiss football manager
• Reiner Schürmann (1941–1993), philosophy academic
• Robert Schurman (1925–1973), Canadian politician
• Sue Schurman, American professor
• Vilfredo Schürmann (born 1948), Brazilian sailing explorer
• William Schurman (c. 1743–1819), Canadian businessman and politician

See also

• Schuermann, German firm of architects
• Schurman Commission, a committee formed by US President William McKinley
• Schurman Retail Group, American paper products company
• Schuermans
• Scheuer