Schultz is a German and Dutch surname derived from Schultheiß , meaning village headman or constable/sheriff in the medieval sense (akin to today's office of mayor ). It has many variations, such as Schuldt , Schulte , Schulten , Schultes , Schultheis , Schultheiss , Schultheiß , Schultze , Schulz , Schulze and Schulzke. Adapted spellings in other languages include Shultz, Šulc and Szulc.
In Silesia , the "u" was often replaced by "o"; see also Scholz and Scholtz .
Notable people with this form of the surname include:
Albert Schultz (born 1963), Canadian actor
Alby Schultz (1939–2015), Australian politician
Ana María Schultz (born 1935), Argentine freestyle swimmer
Andrew Schultz (born 1960), Australian classical composer
Arthur Schultz (1933–2011), American politician
Barney Schultz (1926–2015), American baseball player
Bill Schultz (producer) (born 1960), American animation producer
Bill Schultz (Fender) (1926–2006), American engineer and business executive, CEO of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
Bill Schultz (American football) (born 1967), American football offensive lineman
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (born 1970), Dutch tennis player
Brett Schultz (born 1970), South African cricketer
Bud Schultz (born 1959), American tennis player
Carl Schultz (disambiguation)
Charles Schultz (disambiguation)
Claire Kelly Schultz (1924–2015), American information scientist
Connie Schultz (born 1957), American journalist
Dalton Schultz (born 1996), American football player
Daniel Schultz (1615–1683), Polish painter
David Schultz (disambiguation) , several people
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (born 1966), American politician
Dick Schultz (born 1929), American college sports coach and administrator
Don Schultz (1936–2020), American chess administrator
Don E. Schultz (1934–2020), American marketing expert
Donald Schultz (born 1978), South African naturalist and entertainer, working with dangerous species
Dutch Schultz (1902–1935), American gangster
Dwight Schultz (born 1947), American actor
Ed Schultz (1954–2018), American broadcaster
Friedrich Wilhelm Schultz (1804–1876), German pharmacist and botanist
Graeme Schultz (born 1953), Australian Rules footballer
Harald Schultz (1895–1957), German general during World War II
Heinie Schultz , American football player
Heinrich Schultz (1924–2012), Estonian cultural functionary
Helen M. Schultz (1898–1974), American bus company founder
Helga Schultz (1941—2016), German historian
Henry Schultz (1893–1938), American economist
Hermann Schultz (1836–1903), German theologian
Howard Schultz (born 1953), American businessman
Howard Schultz (producer) (died 2014), American television producer
Issa Schultz (born 1984), Australian quiz champion and one of the Chasers on The Chase Australia
Ivan Schultz (1891–1974), Canadian politician
Jaime Schultz (born 1991), American baseball player
James Willard Schultz (1859–1947), Apukuni , American author, hunter, trader and guide
Joe Schultz Jr. (1918–1996), American baseball player, coach, and manager
Joe Schultz (outfielder) (1893–1941), American baseball player
Johannes Schultz (composer) (1582–1653), German composer
Johannes Heinrich Schultz (1884–1970), German psychiatrist
John Schultz (disambiguation) , several people
Johnathan Schultz (born 1982), South African visual artist
Justin Schultz (born 1990), Canadian hockey player
Karl Schultz (born 1937), German equestrian and Olympian
Karl L. Schultz , US Coast Guard admiral
Leonard Peter Schultz (1901–1986), American ichthyologist
Keith and Kevin Schultz (born 1953), American identical twin child actors, singers and photographers
Lachie Schultz
Lillie Shultz (Schultz) (1904–1981), American journalist, writer, and activist
Mark Schultz (disambiguation) , several people
Martin Schultz (disambiguation) , several people
Michael Schultz (born 1938), American director and producer
Nick Schultz (ice hockey) (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player
Noah Schultz (born 2003), American baseball player
Peter Schultz (disambiguation) , several people
Philip Schultz (born 1945), American Pulitzer Prize winning poet
Richard Schultz (1926–2021), American furniture designer
Robert Weir Schultz (1860–1951), Scottish architect
Ron Schultz (born 1938), politician from Florida
Scout Schultz (1996–2017), American computer student and LGBTQ activist
Tanja Schultz , German computer scientist
Theodore Schultz (1902–1998), American economist
Walter Schultz (disambiguation) , several people
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Surnames derived from the occupation of
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