Schmutz surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Schmutz surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 764 people carried this name — #30,538 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 384,600 people counted. That is down 13% from 882 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

3,387 people named Schmutz live in Switzerland.

They live in 24 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Bern 1,134
Fribourg 688
Basel-Landschaft 322
Zurich 249
Aargau 231
Vaud 205
Basel-Stadt 95
Solothurn 77

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 355 people named Schmutz.

39 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 48 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 39
Bas-Rhin 117
Paris 42
Haut-Rhin 19
Aube 18
Lot-et-Garonne 11
Nord 10
Marne 8
Rhône 7

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 184 people named Schmutz live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 68
Entre Ríos 68
Santa Fe 28
City of Buenos Aires 20

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Schmutz,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Johann Kaspar Schmutz 1624–1686 · parson
  • Johannes Schmutz 1700–1778 · pastor
  • Johann Gottfried Schmutz 1715–1798 · pastor
  • Christian Schmutz 1717–1732 · preacher
  • Louis Schmutz 1761–1826 · composer
  • Karl Schmutz 1787–1873 · farmer

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Schmutz is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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