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

The Schott surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,842 people carried this name — #3,607 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 29,900 people counted. That is up 2% from 9,645 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 2,090 people named Schott.

56 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 60 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 56
Bas-Rhin 1,105
Moselle 268
Haut-Rhin 235
Paris 102
Meurthe-et-Moselle 69
Vosges 27
Oise 13
Hauts-de-Seine 12

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

423 people named Schott live in Switzerland.

They live in 20 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Bern 133
Zurich 56
Solothurn 47
Vaud 28
Aargau 26
Basel-Landschaft 22
Geneva 14
Jura 14

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 Argentina’s national register

At least 152 people named Schott 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 76
Córdoba 29
Chaco 20
Misiones 16
Santa Fe 11

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

In Poland’s population register

71 people named Schott have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 137 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Silesian 27
Greater Poland 18
Pomeranian 8
Lower Silesian 7
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 5
Lesser Poland 2
Warmian-Masurian 2
West Pomeranian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

Who carried it

People named Schott,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charlie Schott d. 1968 · businessperson
  • Otto Schott d. 1620 · papermaker
  • Adam Schott d. 1583
  • Susana Margaretha Schlosser d. 1772
  • Margarethe Christiana Nopp d. 1835
  • Peter Schott 1427–1504 · physician

Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

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