Schure is a Dutch surname. It is a variant of Schuren, which is a toponymic surname as well as an ordinary word (cf. schuren 'to scour').[1] In the Netherlands, there were 39 people with the surname Schure and 272 with the surname ter Schure as of 2007.[2][3] The 2010 United States Census found 169 people with the surname Schure, making it the 105,600th-most-common name in the country. This represented a decrease from 181 people (92,601st-most-common) in the 2000 Census. In both censuses, about 98% of the bearers of the surname identified as non-Hispanic white.[4]
People edit
- Alexander Schure (1920–2009), American academic and entrepreneur
- Matthew Schure (1948–2023), American academic
- Vincent ter Schure (born 1979), Dutch Paralympic cyclist
- Joyce Schure (fl. 1992–present), costume designer
See also edit
- Édouard Schuré (1841–1929), French philosopher and writer
References edit
- ^ "Schuren". Nederlandse Familienamenbank. Centrum voor familiegeschiedenis. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Schure". Nederlandse Familienamenbank. Centrum voor familiegeschiedenis. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "ter Schure". Nederlandse Familienamenbank. Centrum voor familiegeschiedenis. Retrieved 6 January 2022. (The prefix ter is a tussenvoegsel meaning "at".)
- ^ "How common is your last name?". Newsday. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
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