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

Stutz, 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 Stutz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Stutz in America

Stutz is the 8458th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Stutz surname appeared 3,904 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 Stutz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Stutz 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 Stutz

The surname STUTZ originated in Germany, emerging in the late 12th century. It is derived from the Middle High German word "stutz," meaning "a stump or a log." This suggests that the name may have initially been an occupational name for a woodcutter or someone who worked with stumps or logs.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name STUTZ can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of historical documents from the region of Saxony, Germany, dating back to the 13th century. The name appears in various spellings, such as "Stuttz," "Stutz," and "Stutze," indicating regional variations.

In the 14th century, the STUTZ name is mentioned in the Liber Censuum, a medieval tax record from the city of Nuremberg, which suggests that individuals bearing this surname were established residents of the region.

Notable individuals with the surname STUTZ include Johann Stutz (1530-1592), a German Protestant theologian and rector of the University of Tübingen, and Johann Rudolf Stutz (1667-1738), a Swiss cartographer and engraver known for his detailed maps of Switzerland.

Another prominent figure was Carl Stutz (1846-1914), a German-American industrialist and engineer who founded the Stutz Motor Company in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1911. The company produced luxury automobiles and was renowned for its high-performance vehicles.

In the field of literature, the Swiss writer Erwin Stutz (1885-1967) gained recognition for his novels and short stories depicting life in rural Switzerland.

More recently, Walter Stutz (1910-1999), a Swiss architect, left a lasting mark on the architectural landscape of Zurich with his modernist designs.

Throughout history, variations of the STUTZ surname have been found in various regions of Germany, Switzerland, and other German-speaking areas, reflecting the geographic spread and evolution of this name over several centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Stutz

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

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

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