Show ContentsScheerer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Scheerer family

The surname Scheerer was first found in Berwickshire where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Scheerer family

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Scheerer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Shearer, Sherar, Sherer, Sheerer and others.

Early Notables of the Scheerer family

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Scheerer Ranking

In the United States, the name Scheerer is the 17,573rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Ireland Migration of the Scheerer family to Ireland

Some of the Scheerer family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 50 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


United States Scheerer migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Scheerer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Anton Scheerer, who arrived in America in 1852 2
  • Georg Scheerer, aged 25, who arrived in New York in 1854 2
  • Margare Scheerer, aged 30, who landed in New York in 1854 2
  • Jak Scheerer, who landed in America in 1858 2
Scheerer Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Barbara Scheerer, who landed in America in 1920-1930 2

Canada Scheerer migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Scheerer Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century
  • Eduard Scheerer, aged 20, who landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1902
  • Johanna Scheerer, aged 19, who arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1902

Contemporary Notables of the name Scheerer (post 1700) +

  • Peter Scheerer (b. 1973), American film director, film producer and screenwriter
  • Robert Scheerer (b. 1928), American Primetime Emmy Award winning, seven-time Primetime Emmy Award nominated film and television director, actor and producer


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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