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

Schutte, 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 Schutte surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Schutte in America

Schutte is the 6206th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Schutte surname appeared 5,511 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Schutte.

We can also compare 2010 data for Schutte 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 Schutte

The surname Schutte originated in Germany, specifically in the regions of Lower Saxony and Westphalia. It can be traced back to the Middle Ages, around the 12th to 15th centuries. The name is derived from the Middle Low German word "schutte," which means "shooter" or "archer." This suggests that the name may have been initially associated with individuals who were skilled archers or worked as hunters or soldiers.

One of the earliest recorded references to the name Schutte can be found in the Bremisches Urkundenbuch, a collection of historical documents from the city of Bremen, dated back to the 13th century. The name is also mentioned in various town and village records from the 14th and 15th centuries in areas such as Münster and Osnabrück.

In the 16th century, a notable individual bearing the name Schutte was Konrad Schutte, a German theologian and reformer born in Westphalia in 1515. He played a significant role in the Protestant Reformation and was a close associate of Martin Luther.

Another prominent figure was Johann Schutte, a German composer and organist born in Saxony in 1592. He composed sacred and secular works and served as the court organist in Dresden.

In the 18th century, Johann Friedrich Schutte (1758-1834) was a German mathematician and astronomer who made contributions to the field of celestial mechanics. He is particularly known for his work on the calculation of comet orbits.

The name Schutte has also been associated with various place names in Germany, such as Schutterhof, a village in Lower Saxony, and Schutterwald, a town in Baden-Württemberg. These place names may have influenced the spelling variations of the surname over time.

Another notable individual was Karl Schutte (1838-1914), a German-American architect who designed several prominent buildings in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, including the Pabst Theater and the Milwaukee City Hall.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Schutte

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

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

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