Schürmann is a surname that comes from the Old German language, meaning "one who shears," probably referring to sheep-shearing. Its variations include Schuermann, Schurman and Schuerman.
Notable people Anna Maria van Schurman (1607–1678), Dutch painter, engraver, poet, scholar, philosopher and feminist writer Clamor Wilhelm Schürmann (1815–1893), Lutheran missionary and linguist in South Australia David Schurmann (born 1974), film director D. M. Schurman (1924–2013), Canadian naval historian Dorothy Schurman Hawes (née Schurman; 1905–1977), American writer Georg Caspar Schürmann ( 1672–1751), German composer Jacob Gould Schurman (1854–1942), Canadian-American diplomat and educator James T. Schuerman (born 1957), American bishop M. F. Schurman (born 1957), Canadian ice hockey player Pete Schuermann, American director, producer, editor and cinematographer Petra Schürmann (1933–2010), German actress, model, TV announcer and beauty queen Pierre-André Schürmann (born 1960), Swiss football manager Reiner Schürmann (1941–1993), philosophy academic Robert Schurman (1925–1973), Canadian politician Sue Schurman, American professor Ted Schurmann (1917–2009), Australian writer Vilfredo Schürmann (born 1948), Brazilian sailing explorer William Schurman ( 1743–1819), Canadian businessman and politician
See also Schuermann, German firm of architects Schurman Commission, a committee formed by US President William McKinley Schurman Retail Group, American paper products company Schuermans Scheuer