Schoon

See also: schoon

English

Etymology

German and Dutch surname, from a nickname meaning beautiful, from Proto-West Germanic *skaunī.

Proper noun

Schoon (plural Schoons)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Schoon is the 19425^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1391 individuals. Schoon is most common among White (94.68%) individuals.

Anagrams

Choson, Chosŏn, choons, snooch

Alemannic German

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *skaunī; see also English sheen.

Noun

Schoon m

(Uri) brightening, especially of the sky

References

Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 25.

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