The Schulte surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 16,658 people carried this name — #2,183 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 17,700 people counted. That is up 2% from 16,327 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Schulte surname
A surname originating as an occupation.
A German Low German [Term?] variant of Schulz.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Schulte» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
245 people named Schulte live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 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 138 people named Schulte 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 Santa Fe.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 52 people named Schulte.
Most of them — 34 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Meurthe-et-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 32 people named Schulte 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 Antwerp.
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 Poland’s population register
25 people named Schulte have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 88 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in West Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 the Nordic population registers
78 people named Schulte 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
Schulte in American newspapers,
1908–1934.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 95,381 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Schulte,
with a public archive behind them.
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Aloys Schulte 1857–1941 · historian -
Karl Joseph Schulte 1871–1941 · Catholic priest -
Julius Schulte 1881–1928 · architect -
Frank Schulte 1882–1949 · baseball player -
Anna Maria Schulte 1886–1973 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 259 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Schulte.
- Schuft 135 · U.S. census
- Schuh 4,976 · U.S. census
- Schuhmacher 464 · U.S. census
- Schuler 14,745 · U.S. census
- Schull 988 · U.S. census
- Schuller 3,470 · U.S. census
- Schultheiss 532 · U.S. census
- Schultz 104,888 · U.S. census
- Schultze 2,053 · U.S. census
- Schulz 24,385 · U.S. census
- Schulze 8,509 · U.S. census
- Schumacher 25,292 · U.S. census
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