The Schulz surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 24,385 people carried this name — #1,461 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 12,100 people counted. That is up 3% from 23,676 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Schulz surname
Common German and Jewish surname, from the archaic Schulze (“mayor, headman”), similar to Schultheiß.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Schulz» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 3,226 people named Schulz 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 Misiones.
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 Poland’s population register
2,214 people named Schulz have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 3,124 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s 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
1,454 people named Schulz live in Switzerland.
They live in 23 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 598 people named Schulz.
259 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 43 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 48 people named Schulz 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 Liège.
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
506 people named Schulz 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
Schulz in American newspapers,
1915–1962.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 78,363 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Schulz,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johann Ernst Schulz 1742–1806 · writer -
Eduard Wilhelm Schulz 1796–1880 -
Friedrich Wilhelm Schulz 1797–1860 · writer -
Wilhelm Schulz 1805–1877 · geologist -
Carl Theodor Schulz 1835–1914 · gardener
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 134 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Schulz.
- Schull 988 · U.S. census
- Schuller 3,470 · U.S. census
- Schulte 16,658 · U.S. census
- Schultheiss 532 · U.S. census
- Schultz 104,888 · U.S. census
- Schultze 2,053 · U.S. census
- Schulze 8,509 · U.S. census
- Schumacher 25,292 · U.S. census
- Schumann 6,777 · U.S. census
- Schummer 390 · U.S. census
- Schunck 125 · U.S. census
- Schupp 1,917 · U.S. census
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