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

Scholtus, 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 Scholtus surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Scholtus in America

Scholtus is the 151532nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Scholtus surname appeared 108 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Scholtus.

The history of the last name Scholtus

The surname SCHOLTUS has its origins in the Netherlands and Belgium, originating in the 16th and 17th centuries. It is derived from the Dutch word "scholte," which means a local magistrate or village leader. This suggests that the earliest bearers of the name held positions of authority within their communities.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the SCHOLTUS name can be found in the archives of the city of Rotterdam, where a man named Pieter SCHOLTUS is listed as a merchant in the year 1612. Similarly, in the records of the city of Amsterdam, a man named Jan SCHOLTUS is mentioned as a civic official in the year 1638.

The SCHOLTUS name has also been linked to various place names in the Low Countries, such as the town of Scholtens in the province of Friesland, Netherlands. It is possible that the name originated as a locative surname, referring to individuals who hailed from these areas.

A notable historical figure bearing the SCHOLTUS name was Adriaen SCHOLTUS (1598-1672), a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his portraits and genre scenes. Another prominent individual was Jacobus SCHOLTUS (1635-1701), a Dutch theologian and professor at the University of Leiden.

In the 18th century, the SCHOLTUS name appears in the records of the Dutch East India Company, with several individuals serving as merchants and administrators in the company's territories in Asia. One such person was Dirk SCHOLTUS (1723-1788), who served as the Governor of Ambon, a Dutch colony in the Maluku Islands, from 1768 to 1778.

Another significant figure was Johan Frederik SCHOLTUS (1803-1868), a Dutch journalist and writer who was a prominent advocate for the abolition of slavery in the Dutch East Indies. He published several influential works on the subject, including "De Negerslaven in de Kolonie Suriname" (The Negro Slaves in the Colony of Suriname) in 1854.

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the SCHOLTUS name continued to be found throughout the Netherlands and Belgium, with individuals working in various professions, including law, education, and the arts.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Scholtus

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

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 Scholtus 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.

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 Scholtus was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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