The Schuster surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 17,325 people carried this name — #2,088 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 17,000 people counted. That is up 1% from 17,221 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Schuster surname
A surname originating as an occupation.
From Middle High German schuochsūtære, from Old High German *skuohsūteri, from Proto-West Germanic *skōhasūtārī (“shoemaker”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Schuster» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,012 people named Schuster.
93 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 44 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 755 people named Schuster 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
702 people named Schuster live in Switzerland.
They live in 20 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 Poland’s population register
181 people named Schuster have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 304 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 Opole.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 29 people named Schuster 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 the Nordic population registers
125 people named Schuster is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
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).
In print
Schuster in American newspapers,
1880–1962.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 83,082 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Schuster,
with a public archive behind them.
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Joseph Schuster 1748–1812 · composer -
Arthur Schuster 1851–1934 · physicist -
Felix Schuster 1854–1936 · businessperson -
Paul Schuster 1867–1940 · physician -
Claud Schuster, 1st Baron Schuster 1869–1956 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 150 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Schuster.
- Schummer 390 · U.S. census
- Schunck 125 · U.S. census
- Schupp 1,917 · U.S. census
- Schuppe 272 · U.S. census
- Schurch 110 · U.S. census
- Schurr 1,379 · U.S. census
- Schutt 4,658 · U.S. census
- Schutz 5,307 · U.S. census
- Schutze 128 · U.S. census
- Schwaab 264 · U.S. census
- Schwab 16,870 · U.S. census
- Schwach 150 · U.S. census
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