Schön is a German surname, which means handsome or beautiful, from the Middle High German schoene, meaning "beautiful", "friendly", "nice".[1] Schon means "already" and "yet". Alternative spellings include Schon and Schoen.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Adolf Schön (1906–1987), German cyclist
- Alfred Schön (born 1962), German football player and manager
- Andreas Schön (born 1989), German footballer
- Donald Schön (1930–1997), American philosopher
- Douglas Schoen (born 1953), American political analyst
- Ebbe Schön (1929–2022), Swedish writer
- Eduard Schön (1825–1879), Austrian composer
- Helmut Schön (1915–1996), German footballer
- Jan Hendrik Schön (born 1970), German physicist
- John W. Schoen (born 1952), American journalist
- Jonas Schön (born 1969), Swedish ice speed skater
- Kevin Schon (born 1958), American actor
- Margarete Schön (1895–1985), German actress
- Mila Schön (1917–2008), Italian fashion designer
- Nadine Schön (born 1983), German politician
- Nancy Schön (born 1928), American sculptor
- Neal Schon (born 1954), American musician
- Richard Schoen (born 1950), American mathematician
- Theodor von Schön (1773–1856), Prussian politician
- Vic Schoen (1916–2000), American musician
- Wilhelm von Schoen (1851–1933), German diplomat
See also
References
- ↑ Dictionary of American Family Names. "Schoen Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 16 January 2016.
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