The Schuhmacher Family Name

Arms linked to Schumacher and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Meaning of the name

Behind the Schuhmacher surname stands Schumacher, a German name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Shoemaker”.

A variant of Schumacher

The extra “h” in Schuhmacher is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Other spellings include Schomaker and Shoemaker.

Get the complete Schuhmacher report, with a museum-style coat of arms.