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

Schuller, 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 Schuller surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Schuller in America

Schuller is the 9375th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Schuller surname appeared 3,470 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 Schuller.

We can also compare 2010 data for Schuller 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 Schuller

The surname Schuller is of German origin, originating in the southern German regions during the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. It is derived from the Middle High German word "schuler," which means "village headman" or "mayor." The name likely referred to someone who held a position of authority or leadership in a village community.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Schuller can be found in the Deutsches Familiennamen-Lexikon (German Family Name Encyclopedia), where it is mentioned as a variant spelling of the name Schuler. This suggests that the name was already in use in the 14th or 15th century.

The name Schuller has also been found in various historical records and documents from the 16th and 17th centuries. For example, in the Württembergisches Klosterbuch (Württemberg Monastery Book) from 1556, there is a reference to a person named Claus Schuller, who was a resident of the town of Vaihingen an der Enz.

One notable bearer of the name was Johann Christoph Schuller, a German composer and organist who lived from 1598 to 1673. He was born in, and served as the organist at the St. Sebaldus Church in Nuremberg.

Another individual with this surname was Johann Jakob Schuller, a Swiss mathematician and astronomer who lived from 1689 to 1747. He made significant contributions to the fields of celestial mechanics and the calculation of planetary orbits.

In the 19th century, Friedrich Schuller was a German composer and music teacher who lived from 1832 to 1915. He composed numerous works for piano and orchestra and served as a music teacher in various schools in Germany.

Lastly, Karl Schuller was an Austrian painter who was born in 1871 and died in 1942. He was known for his landscapes and portraits, and his works are displayed in various museums in Austria and Germany.

While the surname Schuller originated in southern Germany, it has since spread to other parts of Europe and beyond, with bearers of the name found in countries such as Switzerland, Austria, and the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Schuller

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

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

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