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Schulz Name Meaning

German: status name for a village headman from a shortened form of Middle High German schultheize. The term originally denoted a man responsible for collecting dues and paying them to the lord of the manor; it is a compound of sculd(a) ‘debt due’ + a derivative of heiz(z)an ‘to command’. This surname is also found in some central European countries e.g. in Poland Czechia Slovakia and Slovenia where it is more common in Slavicized forms (see 2 below) and in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and the Netherlands. Compare Schultz . Germanized form of Czech Slovak Croatian and Slovenian Šulc (see Sulc ) and of Polish Szulc surnames of German origin (see above). Jewish (Ashkenazic): adoption of the German name (see 1 above). It may perhaps have referred to a rabbi seen as the head of a Jewish community or to a trustee of a synagogue.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Schul, Schultz, Schulze, Schutz, Scholz, Shultz, Schmelz, Schur

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You can see how Schulz families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Schulz family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Schulz families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 51 Schulz families living in Saskatchewan. This was about 62% of all the recorded Schulz's in Canada. Saskatchewan had the highest population of Schulz families in 1911.
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What did your Schulz ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Schulz. 93% of Schulz men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Schulz women worked as a Housewife. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    93%
  • Manager
    8%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Housewife
    100%
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Passenger Lists

There are 55,000 immigration records available for the last name Schulz. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 74,000 military records available for the last name Schulz. For the veterans among your Schulz ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Schulz lifespan?

Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Schulz life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Schulz in 1942 was 47, and 77 in 2004.

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