Schultz
Sign in to saveSchultz is a German and Dutch surname derived from Schultheiß, meaning village headman or constable/sheriff in the medieval sense (akin to today's office of mayor). It has many variations, such as Schuldt, Schulte, Schulten, Schultes, Schultheis, Schultheiss, Schultheiß, Schultze, Schulz, Schulze and Schulzke. Adapted spellings in other languages include Shultz, Šulc and Szulc.
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- Named after
- Schultheiss
- Said to be same as
- Schulz
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- Cologne phonetics
- 858
- Caverphone
- SKTS11
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- Schultz (surname)
- different from
- Schultz
- native label
- Schultz
- writing system
- Latin script
- Soundex
- S432
- language of work or name
- German
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Schultz is a German and Dutch surname derived from Schultheiß, meaning village headman or constable/sheriff in the medieval sense (akin to today's office of mayor). It has many variations, such as Schuldt, Schulte, Schulten, Schultes, Schultheis, Schultheiss, Schultheiß, Schultze, Schulz, Schulze and Schulzke. Adapted spellings in other languages include Shultz, Šulc and Szulc.
In Silesia, the "u" was often replaced by "o"; see also Scholz and Scholtz.
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