The Shultz surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 17,395 people carried this name — #2,080 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 16,900 people counted. That is up 1% from 17,204 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

103 families named Shultz, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 610 people lived in those households, 5.9 to a family on average. The census counted these spellings together: Shultz, Schuls, Schultz, Schulz, Sholt, Sholts, Sholtz, Sholz, Shoults, Shoultz, Shualts, Shuls, Shult, Shults, Shulz. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 56
New York 28
Maryland 8
North Carolina 5
Virginia 4
Connecticut 1
South Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 261 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Shultz in American newspapers,
1914–1915.

Newspaper page from The Caldwell Watchman carrying the name Shultz
The Caldwell Watchman 1914-12-25
Newspaper page from The Sea Coast Echo carrying the name Shultz
The Sea Coast Echo 1915-02-27
Newspaper page from Northern Wisconsin Advertiser carrying the name Shultz
Northern Wisconsin Advertiser 1914-12-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 63,843 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Shultz in Australian newspapers,
1830s–2010s.

3,839 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Shultz. The most, 1,248, date from the 1980s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,324
ACT (Canberra) 1,155
Queensland 495
South Australia 380
Victoria 338
Western Australia 70
Tasmania 63
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Shultz,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ted Shultz
    Ted Shultz 1893– · basketball player
  • George Shultz
    George Shultz 1920–2021 · politician
  • Theodore Shultz 1770–1850 · missionary
  • Benjamin Shultz 1772–1814 · botanist
  • Henry Shultz 1776–1851
  • Emanuel Shultz 1819–1912 · politician

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 Shultz,
in the records of 6 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 States1,686 records

1,686 records of the Shultz name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 705
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 433
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 259
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 117
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 91
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 70
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Stanley D. Shultz

    Born 1923 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1943 at Akron, Ohio; warehouseman. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1991, buried at National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Pennsylvania.

    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 Shultz

    Arrived at New York in 1857 aboard the C.j. Borgstedt from Bremen, aged 7; carpenter. From Prussia, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Jerry Lee Shultz

    Born 1948; from Zanesville, Ohio. U.S. Army, heavy construction equipment operator; killed in action 1968 in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,686 records for Shultz in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Canada44 records

44 records of the Shultz name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 38
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Paul Otto Shultz

    Died 1925; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Amanda Shultz

    Died 1974 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 88.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record William Shultz

    Married 1824 in Hants, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 44 records for Shultz in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia41 records

41 records of the Shultz name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 24
  • Tasmanian Names Index 8
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 5
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Joseph Shultz

    Arrived in Victoria in 1912 aboard the Chemnitz, aged 32.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Ann Shultz

    Died 1883 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 87.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Emily M. Shultz

    Of Footscray, Victoria; died 1967.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 41 records for Shultz 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) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Shultz 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 T. Shultz

    Royal Field Artillery. 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).

France1 record

1 record of the Shultz 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 David Owen Shultz

    Born 1931 in the United States; died 1996 in L'Étang-la-Ville (Yvelines).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Shultz name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Max Shultz

    Died 1962 in Overleden op Zee, aged 74.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

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

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