Schumer

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The surname Schumer was an occupational name for a cobbler. The name Schumer is derived from the Old German words "schuoch" and the suffix "mann," which means shoe maker.

North German (Schümer): nickname from Middle Low German schumer ‘good-for-nothing’, ‘vagabond’.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃuːmə(ɹ)/

Schumer (plural Schumers)

1. A surname from German.
   • 2015 May 12, Alexandra Jaffe, “First on CNN: New Rove-linked group spends $2M to boost GOP incumbents”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     The digital ads open over a shot of Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer, the third-ranking Democrat in the Senate, while a narrator declares: “For years, it paralyzed Washington: Partisan political dysfunction.”

   • 2025 January 17, Liz Brown-Kaiser and Shania Shelton, “Democratic senator confirms Schumer privately urged Biden not to run for reelection”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, the top Democrat on the Finance Committee, confirmed on Friday that then-Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer privately urged President Joe Biden to abandon his 2024 campaign in July, shortly after his disastrous CNN debate performance.

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• According to the 2010 United States Census, Schumer is the 25152^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 986 individuals. Schumer is most common among White (95.33%) individuals.

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