German: from Middle High German schiur(e), German
Scheuer ‘barn’, ‘granary’, a topographic name for someone who
lived near a tithe-barn. As a German name it could also be a metonymic
occupational name for an official responsible for receiving the tithes
of agricultural produce rendered.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): topographic
name from German Scheuer ‘barn’ .
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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