Where does the last name Schumaker originate from?
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Schumacher originated from germany, wich meens 'shoe maker'. We all know a person with this surname as Michael Schumacher wich is a formula 1 champion! Hope this helps!!
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In many cases last names derived from what people did for a living. Imagine a village where several men named "John" live. In conversation, you might distinguish between one John and all the others by saying "John The Blacksmith", or "John The Baker". Eventually, human nature being what it is, people would drop the "The", and you'd be left with "John Blacksmith" and "John Baker".\n\nAnother way last names came into being was as a method of indicating lineage or parentage. "John MacDonald", in Scotland, used to literally mean "John, son of Donald."
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No surefire way to tell but everything can give you hints at your background.\nYour last name: Speilman=Jewish, Wilhelm=German etc...\nYour skin tone, hair qualities, nails, grandparents, family history!!!!!!\nTry and trace your roots through a local genealogical  society. They could help you find out who and where your ancestors lived, what they did and how you came to be.
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Apparently the origin is unknown although there is a possible French connection
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The name derived from a river in Wisconsin
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Canada:\n\nFrom kanata, meaning "settlement" or "village" in an Algonquian language (referring to Stadacona, a settlement near present-day Quebec City); \nThe name Canada is believed to have originated around 1535 from a Wendat (Huron-Iroquoian) word, kanata, meaning "village", "settlement", or "collection of huts"[1], referring to Stadacona, a settlement on the site of present-day Quebec City; another contemporary translation was "land"[2]. By 1547, maps made by early European explorers show that the name rivière de Canada was given to the nearby St. Lawrence River; the river was called Kaniatarowanenneh ("big waterway") in Mohawk, coincidentally and reinforcingly similar to kanata. A plausible hypothesis is that the river was named for the village on its banks and the surrounding land for the river used to explore it.\n\nAn apocryphal explanation of the name's origin is that Spanish cartographers, not having explored the northern part of the continent, wrote acá nada ("nothing here") on that part of their maps. A similar tale credits Portuguese explorers who, upon seeing the eastern coastline, declared a similar sentiment (cà nada).
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Here's a family tree that might be helpful!\n\nhttp://www.angelfire.com/ab/wacker/
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From the German word "jung," meaning young, this surname was often used to reference the younger of two men with a common name. YOUNG is the English variant of the surname, while JAROS is found in Poland. \n\nSurname Origin: German \n\nAlternate Surname Spellings: JUNK, YUNG, YONG, YOUNG, YOUNGE, JAROS
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The word schmuck has become common in American English meaning a detestable person, or a jerk. The word also means a stupid or idiotic person. In these senses, schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from the Yiddish slang for foreskin.
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If you search the web for Uwe Von Schummann, you can find all kinds of pages.  Make sure you're spelling his name right, because you didn't in the question, and that makes things a little more difficult.
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Schauffhausen literally means “House of abolishing.”  Not a bad name for a psychiatrist scoundrel.  The name is mostly associated with the northern most area of Switzerland. Schaffhausen is located in a finger of Swiss territory surrounded on three sides by Germany.  US pilots during WWII remarked that it looked like the Swiss were gesturing to the Germans.
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"Common folklore holds that his origins trace back to soldiers stationed in upstate New York, who would receive barrels of meat stamped with the initials U.S. The soldiers jokingly referred to it as the initials of the meat supplier, Uncle Samuel Wilson, of Troy, New York."
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I used to live in the state of Indiana years ago. As far as I know, the word "hoosier" is of unknown origin. One theory that I heard was it came from the common practice of shouting "Who's here?" upon receiving visitors.
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The name itself comes from England.  \n\nIn the United States, the family name is generally attributed to one of the pilgrim passengers of the Mayflower in 1620.  He became a successful merchant in the Cape Cod area and had 11 children.  There is a genealogical society dedicated to him entitled The Pilgrim John Howland Society.  His descendents are now spread throughout the world.
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Most of my ancestors came here from Switzerland.They came here because they were being persecuted in their country because of their religion.One of my ancestors actually had his tongue cut out because he was preaching a religion not allowed.They were Mennonites.
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There are many famous people with that name..Renato Donato,is the head of the NYS Dept. of Motor Vehicles..Click on this link, for more information..\nhttp://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/aboutdmv.htm
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What state does Dubya come from?  Texas I think.  Nuff said.