The Schubert surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 12,629 people carried this name — #2,856 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 23,400 people counted. That is up 1% from 12,460 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Schubert surname
A surname originating as an occupation, notably of the Austrian composer Franz Schubert.
From Middle High German schuoch (“shoe”) + würchte (“worker”), denoting a shoemaker.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Schubert» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Poland’s population register
731 people named Schubert have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 997 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
677 people named Schubert live in Switzerland.
They live in 22 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
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 304 people named Schubert 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 mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 225 people named Schubert.
90 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 29 people named Schubert live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
293 people named Schubert are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Schubert in American newspapers,
1897–1944.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 137,536 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Schubert,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johann Ernst Schubert 1717–1774 · theologian -
Theodor von Schubert 1758–1825 · astronomer -
Sophie Mereau 1770–1806 · writer -
Gotthilf Heinrich von Schubert 1780–1860 · naturalist -
Friedrich von Schubert 1789–1865 · military officer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 126 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Schubert.
- Schroder 5,325 · U.S. census
- Schroeder 67,977 · U.S. census
- Schroeter 1,652 · U.S. census
- Schroetter 115 · U.S. census
- Schroll 1,162 · U.S. census
- Schroth 1,775 · U.S. census
- Schuck 4,181 · U.S. census
- Schueller 2,410 · U.S. census
- Schuft 135 · U.S. census
- Schuh 4,976 · U.S. census
- Schuhmacher 464 · U.S. census
- Schuler 14,745 · U.S. census
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