The Schutze surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 128 people carried this name — #132,206 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is down 48% from 248 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
120 people named Schutze live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 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
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 61 people named Schutze.
14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often 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 Poland’s population register
31 people named Schutze have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 65 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Opole.
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
36 people named Schutze 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).
Who carried it
People named Schutze,
with a public archive behind them.
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Henrietta Schutze 1884–1946 · writer -
Babette Anastasia Schutze 1936– · visual artist
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Jim Schutze 1946– · screenwriter
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Matthias Schutze 1961– · visual artist
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Stephan Schutze 1967– · composer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Schutze.
- Schuppe 272 · U.S. census
- Schurch 110 · U.S. census
- Schurr 1,379 · U.S. census
- Schuster 17,325 · U.S. census
- Schutt 4,658 · U.S. census
- Schutz 5,307 · U.S. census
- Schwaab 264 · U.S. census
- Schwab 16,870 · U.S. census
- Schwach 150 · U.S. census
- Schwager 1,780 · U.S. census
- Schwalbach 727 · U.S. census
- Schwaller 566 · U.S. census
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