Schulz is a common

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from Germany, particularly

Northern Germany Northern Germany (, ) is a linguistic, geographic, socio-cultural and historic region in the northern part of Germany which includes the coastal states of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Lower Saxony and the two city-states Hambur ...

. The word ''Schulz'' originates from the local official title of

Schultheiß In medieval Germany, the ''Schultheiß'' () was the head of a municipality (akin to today's office of mayor), a '' Vogt'' or an executive official of the ruler. As official (''villicus'') it was his duty to order his assigned village or county ( ...

or ''Schulze'', meaning head of town/village (akin to today's office of

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) or judge. The final "e" of Schulze was often dropped as early as the 15th century. In East Central Germany and

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, the "u" was often replaced by "o"; see also Scholz and Scholtz. Despite initially being a mostly Germanic surname, it was later forced upon onto Ashkenazi Jews. This was due to a variety of factors, including such as the increased migration of Jews into Germany during the mediæval period, in no small part due to their expulsions from Italy, Spain, France, and other European states.

People named Schulz

Andrew Schulz Andrew Cameron Schulz (born October 30, 1983) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster. In addition to his stand-up, he is known for his work on MTV2's '' Guy Code'' and its two spinoffs,Axel Schulz Axel Schulz (born 9 November 1968) is a German former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 1999, and in 2006. He challenged three times for both the IBF and European heavyweight titles. As an amateur he won a bronze medal at the 1989 ...

, (born 1968), German boxer * Bernd Schulz, footballer *

Bruno Schulz Bruno Schulz (12 July 1892 – 19 November 1942) was a History of the Jews in Poland, Polish Jewish writer, fine artist, Literary criticism, literary critic and Art education, art teacher. He is regarded as one of the great Polish (language), Po ...

, Polish Jewish writer * Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000), American cartoonist, author of ''Peanuts'' *

Emil Schulz Emil Schulz (25 May 1938 – 22 March 2010) was a German amateur boxer and five-time national champion, who lost only 21 of his 223 fights. He competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1964 Olympics in the middleweight division and won a si ...

(1938–2010), German boxer * Ervin Harold Schulz (1911-1978), American businessman, newspaper editor, and politician *

Erwin Schulz Erwin Wilhelm Schulz (27 November 1900 – 11 November 1981) was a German member of the Gestapo and the SS in Nazi Germany. He was the leader of ''Einsatzkommando'' 5, part of '' Einsatzgruppe'' C, which was attached to the Army Group South dur ...

(1900–1981), German Nazi SS general and Holocaust perpetrator *

Ferdinand Schulz Ferdinand Schulz Jr. (18 December 1892 – 16 June 1929) was a German aviator and glider pilot who broke a contemporary record by gliding and staying aloft for 14 hours and 7 minutes. He popularized hang-glidin ...

(1892–1929), Prussian aviator *

Friedemann Schulz von Thun Friedemann Schulz von Thun (born August 6, 1944 in Soltau) is a German psychologist and expert in interpersonal communication and intrapersonal communication. Schulz von Thun worked as a professor of psychology at the University of Hamburg until h ...

(born 1944), German psychologist *

Friedrich Schulz Karl Friedrich "Fritz" Wilhelm Schulz (15 October 1897 – 30 November 1976) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany. Awards and decorations ...

(1897–1976), German general *

Germán Schulz Germán Schulz (born 5 February 1994) is an Argentine rugby sevens player. He competed for at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Schulz also represented Argentina at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens i ...

(born 1994), Argentine rugby player *

Günter Schulz Günter Schulz (or Guenter Schulz) is a German musician, songwriter and former member of the industrial band KMFDM. Biography Schulz's first credited appearance (as Svetlana Ambrosius, or Svet Am) was on the band KMFDM's album '' Naïve'' in ...

, guitarist *

Günter Victor Schulz Günter Victor Schulz (born October 4, 1905, in Łódź; died February 25, 1999, in Mainz) was a German chemist. He made seminal contributions to macromolecular chemistry. His name lives on in the Flory-Schulz distribution and the Schulz-Zimm d ...

(1905-1999), German chemist *

Hermann Schulz Hermann Schulz (born 14 December 1961) is a German former figure skater who represented East Germany. He is the 1981 national champion and competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics. Personal life Schulz was born on 14 December 1961 in Dresden, Sax ...

(1872–1929), German politician * Hermann Schulz (figure skater) (born 1961), German figure skater * Hilde Schulz-Amelang (born 1938), German rower * Hugo Paul Friedrich Schulz (1853–1932), German pharmacologist * Issa Schultz (born 1984), Australian media personality *

Jay Schulz Jay Schulz (born 18 April 1985) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League from 2010 to 2016. A high marking forward, he previously played for Richmond ...

(born 1985), Australian Rules Football player *

Jimmy Schulz Ralph Jimmy Schulz (22 October 1968 – 25 November 2019) was a German technology executive and politician of the Free Democratic Party who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria from 2009 to 2013 and again from 2017 until ...

(1968-2019), German politician *

Johann Abraham Peter Schulz Johann Abraham Peter Schulz (31 March 1747 – 10 June 1800) was a German musician. He is best known as the composer of the melody for Matthias Claudius's poems " Der Mond ist aufgegangen" and " Wir pflügen und wir streuen", and the Christmas c ...

(1747–1800), musician and composer *

Josef Schulz Josef Schulz (1909/1910 – 20 July 1941), also spelled Joseph Schultz, was a German soldier of the 714th Infantry Division stationed in German-occupied Serbia during World War II. He died in 1941, allegedly executed after refusing to take par ...

(died 1941), German soldier during World War II *

Karel Schulz Karel Schulz (6 May 1899 – 27 February 1943) was a Czech novelist, theatre critic, poet and short story writer, whose best known work is the historical novel ''Stone and Pain'' (1942; ).Prokop, Vladimír. ''Přehled české literatury 20. stol ...

, Czech novelist * Karl Schulz, German footballer * Karl-Lothar Schulz (1907–1972), German paratrooper of World War II *

Kathryn Schulz Kathryn Schulz is an American journalist and author. She is a staff writer at ''The New Yorker''. In 2016, she won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing for her article on the risk of a major earthquake and tsunami in the Pacific Northwest. In ...

, American journalist and writer *

Kirk Schulz Kirk Herman Schulz (born May 11, 1963) is an American educator who served as the president of the Washington State University System from June 13, 2016 to April 1, 2025. Prior to serving at Washington State, Schulz was the 13th president of Ka ...

, president of Washington State University * Lotte Schulz (1925-2016), Paraguayan artist *

Markus Schulz Markus Schulz ( , ; born 3 February 1969) is a German DJ and record producer based in Miami, Florida. Best known for his weekly radio show titled ''Global DJ Broadcast'' that airs on Digitally Imported radio, ah.fm and other online stations, Sc ...

, Miami DJ *

Martin Schulz Martin Schulz (born 20 December 1955) is a German politician who was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Germany from 1994 to 2017 and a Member of the Bundestag (MdB) from 2017 to 2021. During his tenure he was Leader of the Progress ...

(born 1955), German politician * Marvin Schulz (born 1994), German politician *

Matías Schulz Matías Carlos Schulz (born 12 February 1982) is an Argentine handball goalkeeper for Pfadi Winterthur and the Argentina men's national handball team. He defended Argentina at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, and at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Su ...

(born 1982), Argentine handball goalkeeper * Matt Schulz, drummer * Nico Schulz (born 1993), German football player * Noel Schulz, American engineer * Oscar Agustín Alejandro Schulz Solari (1887–1963), Argentine painter, sculptor, and writer *

Otto Eugen Schulz Otto Eugen Schulz (31 October 1874 – 17 February 1936) was a German botanist, born in Berlin. He was the brother of botanist Roman Schulz (1873–1926). He published important systematic treatments of the families Brassicaceae (then known as Cr ...

, German botanist (abbreviated O. E. Schulz in taxonomy) * Paula Chaves Schulz (born 1984), Argentine model * Peter Schulz (1930–2013), German politician *

Robin Schulz Robin Alexander Schulz (; born 28 April 1987) is a German musician, DJ, and record producer. On 4 February 2014, he released the first single from his debut album, a remix of "Waves (Mr. Probz song), Waves" by Dutch hip hop artist Mr. Probz. T ...

(born 1973), German musician, DJ and record producer * Roy F. Schulz (1920-2010), American politician and farmer * Sophie Schulz (1905–1975), Austrian politician * Swen Schulz (born 1968), German politician * Uwe Schulz (born 1961), German politician * Vanessa Schulz (born 1969), South African born documentary filmmaker * Victor H. Schulz (1910-1987), American farmer and politician * Werner Schulz (1950–2022), German politician * Werner Schulz (footballer) (1913–1947), German footballer * Wilhelm Phillip Daniel Schulz (1805–1877), also known as Guillermo Schulz, German-Spanish mine engineer and geologist

People named Shultz

Ana María Schultz Ana María Schultz (born October 9, 1935) is an Argentine retired freestyle swimmer who represented her native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. She claimed a total number of five medals at the 1951 Pan American Games, an ...

(born 1935), Argentine retired swimmer *

Brett Schultz Brett Schultz (born 26 August 1970) is a former South African cricketer who played in nine Test matches and one One Day International between 1992 and 1997. During the course of his career, he also played for Eastern Province, Western Province ...

(born 1970), South African cricketer *

Dave Schultz (amateur wrestler) David Lesley Schultz (June 6, 1959 – January 26, 1996) was an American Olympic and World champion freestyle wrestler, and a seven-time World and Olympic medalist. He coached individuals and teams at the college level and also privately. Dav ...

(1959–1996), American Olympic wrestler *

David Schultz (professional wrestler) David Schultz (born June 1, 1955) is an American retired professional wrestler. Nicknamed "Dr. D", he competed in North American regional promotions Stampede Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance, and the American Wrestling Association i ...

(born 1955), American professional wrestler *

George Shultz George Pratt Shultz ( ; December 13, 1920February 6, 2021) was an American economist, businessman, diplomat and statesman. He served in various positions under two different Republican presidents and is one of the only two persons to have held f ...

(1920–2021), former US Secretary of State *

Matt Shultz Matthew Ray Shultz (born October 23, 1983) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and primary songwriter for the rock band Cage the Elephant. Early life Matthew Ray Shultz was born on October 23, 1983, and raised in Bowling Gr ...

(born 1983), American singer, songwriter, and musician * Mikhail Shultz (1919–2006), Soviet/Russian physical chemist and artist * Searles G. Shultz (1897–1975), New York politician

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People named Schulz

People named Shultz

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