Schultz Surname

2,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228,397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Schultz Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Magistrate, Bailiff, Mayor [Ger. schulze, from Middle High German schultheize (mod. Ger. schultheiss),O.H.Ger. scultheizo ( = Anglo-Saxon scyldhœta]

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Schultz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States139,8311:2,592262
Germany38,9611:2,066176
Brazil10,4991:20,390974
Australia9,0441:2,985410
Canada8,6471:4,261575
South Africa4,7611:11,3791,423
Denmark4,0511:1,39385
France2,8521:23,2902,718
Sweden1,3581:7,251669
England7871:70,7988,124
Netherlands6981:24,1943,929
Argentina5921:72,2026,142
Israel5491:15,5882,333
Norway5101:10,0831,112
Mexico5011:247,7576,112
New Zealand4691:9,6551,687
Hungary4581:21,4332,403
Austria2841:29,9844,831
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Guyana2501:3,049562
Chile2491:70,7492,907
Poland2431:156,41522,125
Thailand2251:313,94854,096
Switzerland1901:43,2265,995
Slovakia1821:29,3215,087
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Finland1301:42,2825,288
Estonia1111:11,9081,764
Spain1051:445,25723,393
Zimbabwe901:171,53620,949
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Peru621:512,64714,327
Honduras591:149,4311,974
Paraguay581:124,7712,739
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Philippines561:1,807,825113,961
Russia491:2,941,287160,625
Belgium471:244,60930,321
United Arab Emirates431:213,07614,246
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Zambia381:417,10320,300
Scotland371:144,6988,671
Romania341:590,52642,844
Greenland281:2,014243
Italy261:2,352,18093,058
Venezuela261:1,161,69516,759
Czechia251:425,33947,625
Luxembourg231:25,2414,722
Panama221:177,8305,396
Costa Rica211:227,6222,745
Nicaragua191:316,8993,057
Puerto Rico191:186,8492,129
Ecuador171:935,63814,108
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Wales171:182,03112,022
China141:97,665,8265,141
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Uruguay121:285,98020,148
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Bolivia101:1,061,6434,908
United States Virgin Islands101:11,0381,555
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
India91:85,229,487684,495
Samoa91:21,534479
Guam81:20,0153,029
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Marshall Islands61:8,6371,214
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Belize21:177,7373,502
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Dominica11:75,891912
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2411:101,14310,189
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,4411:3,736452

The alternate forms: Schültz (34) are calculated separately.

Schultz (101) may also be a first name.

Schultz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Magistrate, Bailiff, Mayor [Ger. schulze, from Middle High German schultheize (mod. Ger. schultheiss),O.H.Ger. scultheizo ( = Anglo-Saxon scyldhœta]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) The magistrate or sheriff; a steward or overseer.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from a personal characteristic) From the German Schultheiss, “village magistrate,” “overseer,” the name taken by a synagogue official in a community.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, denoting the head of a municipality. It is derived from the German word Schultheiß, meaning 'mayor'.

- deleted-173293

A German surname derived from medieval Schultheiß, meaning 'head of a municipality'.

- raychik

Schultz Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Schultz Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Schultz is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Schültz. Click here for other possible spellings of Schultz.

How Common Is The Last Name Schultz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schultz is the 2,408th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 31,907 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Schultz are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 940,641st most frequently used forename throughout the world It is held by 101 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 139,831 people, or 1 in 2,592. In The United States it is most common in: Wisconsin, where 10 percent reside, Illinois, where 8 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States it exists in 126 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 17 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Schultz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schultz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schultz last name expanded 1,040 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 327 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 285 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 163 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Schultz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Schultz last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Schultz last name are 14.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.58% being registered with the political party.

The amount Schultz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.37% more than the national average, earning 433,874 kr per year; in Peru they earn 137.28% more than the national average, earning S/. 45,997 per year; in South Africa they earn 68.88% more than the national average, earning R 401,328 per year; in United States they earn 5.38% more than the national average, earning $45,469 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.63% more than the national average, earning $49,995 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schültz9534/
Schoultz931,763/
Schultzs9316/
Schultsz9315/
Schaultz9312/
Schulttz936/
Schutltz935/
Schhultz935/
Shchultz935/
Schulltz934/
Schuiltz934/
Schultzz932/
Sschultz931/
Hschultz931/
Schuhltz931/
Schuldtz931/
Schulztz931/
Schultcz931/
Scheultz930/
Schulz92354,970/
Shultz9224,457/
Scultz92150/
Chultz9272/
Schoultze8812/
Schulltze882/
Shoultz861,433/
Schults861,022/
Schulcz86608/
Shcultz8640/
Shultze8638/
Schuldz8631/
Schullz8625/
Choultz8622/
Scaultz8616/
Schultc869/
Schultx866/
Shaultz866/
Schoulz865/
Schuulz863/
Sheultz862/
Shultzz862/
Scoultz862/
Schulzz862/
Scuhltz862/
Shultzs861/
Scuultz861/
Shuiltz861/
Shulltz861/
Shuultz861/
Shhultz861/
Schulhz861/
Zchultz861/
Sshultz860/
Shueltz860/
Shulttz860/
Shulz83463/
Sultz83263/
Schschultz821/
Shchults8058/
Schaults8035/
Scholtsz8023/
Schoults809/
Shcoultz802/
Scholdtz801/
Schooltz801/
Schhiltz801/
Schuldts801/
Scholltz801/
D'Shultz801/
Schulsts801/
Schulths801/
Schultse800/
Shscultz800/
Schultss800/
Shaultzz800/
Schultch800/
Schultts800/
Schultce800/
Shults7717,088/
Shiltz77335/
Saultz77325/
Schulc77156/
Sultze77134/
Soultz77121/
Chults7769/
Szultz7719/
Shoulz779/
Siultz778/
Shuldz773/
Shullz772/
Shulzh771/
Scults771/
Shulcz771/
Shultc771/
Sheulz771/
Sultzs771/
Sshulz771/
Schooltze750/
Sulz731,475/
Shoults711,987/
Shooltz71245/
Scholcz71139/
Shultse7168/
Shultts7137/
Schulczová7130/
Shaults7127/
Shultss7113/
Scholdz717/
Schulcs716/
Schulch715/
Choults715/
Schulds715/
Shulths712/
Shcults712/
Schulczova712/
Shutlts711/
Scholtc711/
Scoults711/
Schullc711/
Shoeltz711/
Soultze711/
Szholtz711/
Ssholtz711/
Hshults711/
Sheults710/
Shultch710/
Shildtz710/
Shieltz710/
Sholdtz710/
Soltz67498/
Sults67337/
Sulcz67203/
Szulz67187/
Shulc6791/
Sültz6756/
Soulz6713/
Sullz6712/
Zultz679/
Shulttse675/
Saulz675/
Sultc674/
Sjulz673/
Shilz672/
Schuglitsch672/
Scholths671/
Seulz670/
Schoolts670/
Shouldst670/

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Schultz Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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