Schulz

Schulz is a common German family name from Germany, particularly Northern Germany. The word Schulz originates from the local official title of Schultheiß or Schulze, meaning head of town/village (akin to today's office of mayor) or judge. The final "e" of Schulze was often dropped as early as the 15th century.¹

In East Central Germany and Silesia, the "u" was often replaced by "o"; see also Scholz and Scholtz.

Despite initially being a mostly Germanic surname, it was later forced upon Ashkenazi Jews. This was due to a variety of factors, such as the increased migration of Jews into Germany during the mediæval period, following expulsions from Italy, Spain, France, and other European states.

• Andrew Schulz (born 1983), comedian
• Axel Schulz, (born 1968), German boxer
• Bernd Schulz, footballer
• Bruno Schulz, Polish Jewish writer
• Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000), American cartoonist, author of Peanuts
• Christian Schulz (born 1983), German football manager and player
• Dimitri Schulz (born 1987), German politician
• Emil Schulz (1938–2010), German boxer
• Ervin Harold Schulz (1911-1978), American businessman, newspaper editor, and politician
• Erwin Schulz (1900–1981), German Nazi SS general and Holocaust perpetrator
• Ferdinand Schulz (1892–1929), Prussian aviator
• Friedemann Schulz von Thun (born 1944), German psychologist
• Friedrich Schulz (1897–1976), German general
• Germán Schulz (born 1994), Argentine rugby player
• Günter Schulz, guitarist
• Günter Victor Schulz (1905-1999), German chemist
• Hermann Schulz (1872–1929), German politician
• Hermann Schulz (figure skater) (born 1961), German figure skater
• Hilde Schulz-Amelang (born 1938), German rower
• Hugo Paul Friedrich Schulz (1853–1932), German pharmacologist
• Issa Schultz (born 1984), Australian media personality
• Jay Schulz (born 1985), Australian Rules Football player
• Jimmy Schulz (1968-2019), German politician
• Johann Abraham Peter Schulz (1747–1800), musician and composer
• Josef Schulz (died 1941), German soldier during World War II
• Karel Schulz, Czech novelist
• Karl Schulz, German footballer
• Karl-Lothar Schulz (1907–1972), German paratrooper of World War II
• Kathryn Schulz, American journalist and writer
• Kirk Schulz, president of Washington State University
• Lotte Schulz (1925-2016), Paraguayan artist
• Marco Schulz (born 1993), German politician
• Markus Schulz, Miami DJ
• Martin Schulz (born 1955), German politician
• Marvin Schulz (born 1994), German politician
• Mathias Schulz (born 1985), German politician
• Matías Schulz (born 1982), Argentine handball goalkeeper
• Matt Schulz, drummer
• Nico Schulz (born 1993), German football player
• Noel Schulz, American engineer
• Oscar Agustín Alejandro Schulz Solari (1887–1963), Argentine painter, sculptor, and writer
• Otto Eugen Schulz, German botanist (abbreviated O. E. Schulz in taxonomy)
• Paula Chaves Schulz (born 1984), Argentine model
• Peter Schulz (1930–2013), German politician
• Robin Schulz (born 1973), German musician, DJ and record producer
• Roy F. Schulz (1920-2010), American politician and farmer
• Sophie Schulz (1905–1975), Austrian politician
• Swen Schulz (born 1968), German politician
• Uwe Schulz (born 1961), German politician
• Vanessa Schulz (born 1969), South African born documentary filmmaker
• Victor H. Schulz (1910-1987), American farmer and politician
• Werner Schulz (1950–2022), German politician
• Werner Schulz (footballer) (1913–1947), German footballer
• Wilhelm Phillip Daniel Schulz (1805–1877), also known as Guillermo Schulz, German-Spanish mine engineer and geologist

• Ana María Schultz (born 1935), Argentine retired swimmer
• Brett Schultz (born 1970), South African cricketer
• Dave Schultz (amateur wrestler) (1959–1996), American Olympic wrestler
• David Schultz (professional wrestler) (born 1955), American professional wrestler
• George Shultz (1920–2021), former US Secretary of State
• Matt Shultz (born 1983), American singer, songwriter, and musician
• Mikhail Shultz (1919–2006), Soviet/Russian physical chemist and artist
• Searles G. Shultz (1897–1975), New York politician