Find out how popular the last name Schantz is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Schantz.

Schantz, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Schantz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Schantz in America

Schantz is the 9949th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Schantz surname appeared 3,245 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Schantz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Schantz to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Schantz

The surname SCHANTZ is of German origin, originating in the late medieval period around the 14th or 15th century. It is derived from the German word "Schanze," which means a fortification or rampart. This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who lived near or worked on a defensive structure such as a fort, castle, or town wall.

The earliest recorded instances of the name SCHANTZ can be traced back to various regions of Germany, including Bavaria, Saxony, and the Rhineland. Some of the earliest known bearers of the name include Hans Schantz, a soldier from Nuremberg mentioned in records from 1439, and Ulrich Schantz, a landowner from the town of Freiburg im Breisgau, whose name appears in a land registry from 1498.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the SCHANTZ name began to spread beyond Germany as families emigrated to other parts of Europe and the New World. One notable bearer of the name was Johann Schantz, a German-born artist and engraver who lived in the Netherlands from 1590 to 1638.

In the United States, the SCHANTZ name can be traced back to the 18th century, when German immigrants began arriving in significant numbers. One of the earliest recorded instances is that of Johann Michael Schantz, who was born in Germany in 1726 and later settled in Pennsylvania.

Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the SCHANTZ surname. These include Johann Konrad Schantz (1725-1789), a German theologian and writer; Friedrich Schantz (1788-1865), a German-born painter and educator who worked in Russia; and Johann Baptist Schantz (1835-1892), a German architect and builder who designed numerous churches and other structures in the Rhineland region.

Other noteworthy individuals with the SCHANTZ surname include Theodor Schantz (1858-1933), a German-American architect who designed several notable buildings in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Wilhelm Schantz (1837-1919), a German-born businessman and politician who served as the Mayor of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, in the late 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Schantz

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Schantz.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Schantz was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Schantz has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Schantz was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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