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Early Origins of the Schaum family

The surname Schaum was first found in Bavaria, where the name was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area. They declared allegiances to many nobles and princes of early history, lending their influence in struggles for power and status within the region. They branched into many houses, and their contributions were sought by many leaders in their search for power.

Early History of the Schaum family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Schaum research. Another 98 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1619, 1667 and 1743 are included under the topic Early Schaum History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Schaum Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Schuh, Schuck, Shuh, Schuch, Shook, Schug, Schewe, Schugh, Schuhman, Schumann, Schuckman, Schuckmann, Schumaker, Schoemaker, Shoemaker, Schumacher, Schuhmacher, Shoo, Schoo and many more.

Early Notables of the Schaum family

Prominent among members of the name Schaum in this period include Countess Ehrengard Melusina von der Schulenberg, Duchess of Kendal (1667-1743), born on 25 Dec. 1667 at Emden in the present Prussian province of Saxony. "Emden was the estate of her father, Count Gustavus...
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United States Schaum migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Schaum Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Johannes Schaum, who landed in America in 1741 1
  • Jean Schaum, who arrived in America in 1777-1783 1
Schaum Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Adam Schaum, who arrived in Maryland in 1816 1
  • Friedr Schaum, who arrived in North America in 1832-1849 1
  • Lewis Schaum, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1840 1
  • Ferdinand Schaum, who arrived in Indiana in 1852 1
  • Friedrich Schaum, who landed in Brazil in 1856 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Schaum (post 1700) +

  • Daniel Schaum, American scholar, best known for his Schaum's Outlines, a series of supplementary texts for American high school developed in the 1930s but still in use today
  • W.A. Schaum, American founder of Schaum, an American automobile manufactured from 1901 to 1905
  • John W. Schaum (1905-1988), American pianist, composer, and educator, best known for his Marines' Hymn, issued during World War II, which sold more than a million copies
  • Hermann Rudolph Schaum (1819-1865), German professor in Berlin and noted entomologist who specialized in Coleoptera


  1. 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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