Scharnhorst

Etymology
From, from , from , from + , from  + , from  +.

Proper noun

 * 1) Several locations in northern Germany.
 * , borne by a famous 19th-century Prussian general and military theoreticist.
 * 1) Several German ships named after the general, including a Kriegsmarine capital ship which participated in WWII.

Statistics

 * According to the 2010 United States Census, Scharnhorst is the 40371st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 542 individuals. Scharnhorst is most common among and White (93.91%) individuals.