Schuetz Family History
Schuetz Name Meaning
German (Schütz): occupational name for an archer Middle High German schütze or alternatively an occupational name for a watchman i.e. the warden of a piece of common land or a night watchman in a town from Middle High German schützen ‘to guard or protect’. See also Schutz compare Scheets Scheetz Sheats and Sheetz . Jewish (Ashkenazic; Schütz): artificial name from German Schütze ‘archer rifleman’. Compare 1 above and Schutz .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022