Shultz
A German-language surname usually linked to a village headman, sheriff, or local official.
The #2,080 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 17,749 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Shultz is a spelling variant of German surnames built on Middle High German and later German words such as "Schultheiß" and "Schulze," terms for a village headman, local magistrate, or tax collector. In that sense, the name originally referred to someone who held a position of local authority rather than to a trade in the modern sense. The surname later developed many spellings as it spread into different regions and languages.
History
The name is common in German-speaking areas and became established in North America through immigration, especially in the 18th and 19th centuries. In English-speaking countries, its spelling often shifted among Shultz, Schultz, Schultz, and related forms depending on local record-keeping and pronunciation.
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Fun fact
The surname belongs to a large family of German names that all point back to local civic authority, not to school teaching despite the similar-looking English word "school".