The Schutz surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 5,194 people carried this name — #6,094 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 51,800 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
3,392 people named Schutz live in Switzerland.
They live in 23 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,208 people named Schutz.
89 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 55 départements, most often Moselle.
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 146 people named Schutz 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 Poland’s population register
118 people named Schutz have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 276 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Schutz.
- Schupp 1,960 · U.S. census
- Schuppe 310 · U.S. census
- Schurch 123 · U.S. census
- Schurr 1,525 · U.S. census
- Schuster 17,221 · U.S. census
- Schutt 4,309 · U.S. census
- Schutze 248 · U.S. census
- Schwaab 243 · U.S. census
- Schwab 16,332 · U.S. census
- Schwach 165 · U.S. census
- Schwager 1,633 · U.S. census
- Schwalbach 691 · U.S. census
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