Family name origins & meanings
- German : of uncertain origin; possibly related to Middle Low German schurren ‘to slide’.
- German : in the south a topographic name from Middle High German schor(re) ‘steep rock’, ‘rocky shore’.
- German (of Slavic origin) : nickname for a skillful person, from Slavic skory ‘quick’.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Shor.