The Schutte surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,511 people carried this name — #6,206 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 53,500 people counted. That is up 9% from 5,065 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

68 people named Schutte live in Switzerland.

They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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

Where they live today

Zurich 24
Thurgau 11
Aargau 9
Bern 9
St. Gallen 5
Zug 4
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 3
Ticino 3

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 42 people named Schutte.

15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 15
Bas-Rhin 8
Meuse 7
Moselle 3
Gironde 2
Var 2
French Polynesia 1
Yvelines 1
Paris 1

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

In the Nordic population registers

40 people named Schutte is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 40

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

Schutte in American newspapers,
1921.

Newspaper page from The St. Charles Herald carrying the name Schutte
The St. Charles Herald 1921-08-13
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Schutte
Daily Kennebec Journal 1921-10-21
Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Schutte
Great Falls Tribune 1921-09-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Schutte in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

447 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Schutte. The most, 120, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 4.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 215
New South Wales 136
Queensland 29
Victoria 28
Western Australia 22
Tasmania 13
ACT (Canberra) 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Schutte.

Who carried it

People named Schutte,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Herman Schutte
    Herman Schutte 1882–1949 · association football player
  • Carl Schutte
    Carl Schutte 1887–1962 · sport cyclist
  • Clarence Schutte
    Clarence Schutte 1901–1970 · American football player
  • Jeanne Schutte 1733–1758
  • Gerrit Jan Schutte 1865–1901 · military personnel
  • August Schutte 1872–

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Schutte,
in the records of 10 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States952 records

952 records of the Schutte name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 411
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 259
  • Other U.S. records 282
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Leonard A. Schutte

    Born 1898 in Minnesota. Enlisted 1942 at Tacoma, Washington; machine shop worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1991, buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Marie Schutte

    Arrived at New York in 1891 aboard the Eider from Bremen and Southampton, aged 18; servant. From Hannover, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Melvin E. Schutte

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1951, died 1989; buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 952 records for Schutte in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands15,973 records

15,973 records of the Schutte name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 10,456
  • Dutch population registers 4,910
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 607
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Gerrit Jan Schutte

    Married in 1880 in Bathmen; farmhand. Died 1900 in Bathmen, aged 47; farmer.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Geesje Schutte

    Married in 1866 in Zuidwolde; labourer. Died 1905 in Veeningen (Zuidwolde), aged 69.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johannes Schutte

    Married in 1902 in Amsterdam; metal turner. Died 1938 in Apeldoorn, aged 63.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 15,973 records for Schutte in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Germany1,478 records

1,478 records of the Schutte name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 1,467
  • German emigration and citizenship files 10
  • German estate files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hermann Schütte

    Born 1888; from Oker, Wolfenbüttel. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 27 September 1917; then reported missing in the list of 5 December 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 368).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Gottfried Schütte

    Emigrated to the United States in 1854.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Carl Schütte

    Estate settled in 1907.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,478 records for Schutte in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Australia27 records

27 records of the Schutte name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 17
  • Tasmanian Names Index 5
  • Other Australian records 5
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John Frederick Schutte

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Earl St. Vincent, sailing from London in 1826. Native of Marylebone, Middlesex. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1839.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Schutte

    Retired plant operator of Morwell, Victoria; died 1981.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record George Schutte

    Arrived in Queensland in 1886 aboard the Quetta.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 27 records for Schutte in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

France19 records

19 records of the Schutte name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Elfriede Schutte

    Born 1925 in Austria; died 2000 in Pontoise (Val-d'Oise).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Pierre Gerard Schutte

    Born 1945 in Ribeauvillé; died 1995 in Colmar (Haut-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Augustine Caroline Schutte

    Born 1892 in Strasbourg; died 1981 in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 19 records for Schutte in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Belgium5 records

5 records of the Schutte name in Belgium
  • Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 3
  • Belgian population registers 2
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Marie Catherine Schutte

    Died 1808 in Ninove.

    Open Archives, Erfgoedcel Denderland (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Maria Catarina Schutte

    Died 1910 in Kortijk.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Kortrijk (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 5 records for Schutte in Belgium.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Schutte name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Dick Schutte

    Buried in 1994 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 49.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Charles Schutte

    Died 1899; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 2 of 3 records for Schutte in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Schutte name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Klaas Schutte

    Died 1973, aged 62; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Schutte name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. W. Schutte

    Pioneer, Royal Engineers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Finland1 record

1 record of the Schutte name in Finland Finland's war dead, 1914–1922
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Anton Schütte

    Born 1895 in Lippstadt; locksmith. Died in 1918 in Lahti, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

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