Schure Explained

Schure is a Dutch surname. It is a variant of Schuren, which is a toponymic surname as well as an ordinary word (cf. '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 United States census. In both censuses, about 98% of the bearers of the surname identified as non-Hispanic white.^[4]

People

• Alexander Schure (1920–2009), American academic and entrepreneur
• Matthew Schure (1948–2023), American academic
• Vincent ter Schure (born 1979), Dutch Paralympic cyclist
• Joyce Schure, costume designer

See also

• Édouard Schuré (1841–1929), French philosopher and writer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Schuren. Nederlandse Familienamenbank. Centrum voor familiegeschiedenis. 6 January 2022.
2. Web site: Schure. Nederlandse Familienamenbank. Centrum voor familiegeschiedenis. 6 January 2022.
3. Web site: ter Schure. Nederlandse Familienamenbank. Centrum voor familiegeschiedenis. 6 January 2022. (The prefix is a Dutch; Flemish: [[tussenvoegsel]] meaning "at".)
4. Web site: How common is your last name?. Newsday. Long Island. 6 January 2022.