Schure

Schure is a Dutch surname. It is a variant of Schuren, which is a toponymic surname as well as an ordinary word (cf. schuren '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] Notable people with the surname include:

• Alexander Schure (1920–2009), American academic and entrepreneur
• Joyce Schure (fl. 1992–present), costume designer
• Matthew Schure (1948–2023), American academic
• Vincent ter Schure (born 1979), Dutch Paralympic cyclist