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

Schulze, 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 Schulze surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Schulze in America

Schulze is the 4164th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Schulze surname appeared 8,509 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Schulze.

We can also compare 2010 data for Schulze 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 Schulze

The surname Schulze has its origins in Germany and can be traced back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Middle High German word "schultheiз" or "schultheize," which referred to a village magistrate or local official responsible for collecting taxes and enforcing laws.

Schulze is a variant of the more common German surname Schulte, which stems from the same root word. The earliest recorded instances of this name appear in various medieval documents from the northern and central regions of Germany, where it was most prevalent.

One notable historical reference to the name Schulze can be found in the "Deutsches Städtebuch," a compilation of city records from the 13th to the 16th centuries. It mentions several individuals with the surname Schulze who held positions of authority in various towns and cities.

The first known bearer of the name Schulze was Hermann Schulze, a prominent merchant and citizen of the city of Lübeck, who lived in the early 14th century. Another early example is Johannes Schulze, a scholar and rector at the University of Leipzig in the late 15th century.

In the 16th century, the name Schulze gained prominence with Martin Schulze, a Lutheran theologian and reformer who worked alongside Martin Luther. He was born in Saxony in 1491 and died in 1558.

During the 17th century, the Schulze family played a significant role in the development of the city of Berlin. Johann Schulze, born in 1598, was a successful merchant and landowner who helped establish the city's textile industry.

In the 19th century, one of the most notable figures with the surname Schulze was Johann Gottlob Ernst Schulze, a German philosopher and psychologist born in 1761. He made important contributions to the field of psychology and is considered a pioneer in the study of perception and consciousness.

Throughout its long history, the surname Schulze has been associated with various professions and fields, from local governance and law enforcement to academia, theology, and commerce. Its origins and etymology reflect the importance of administrative roles in medieval German society.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Schulze

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

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

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