Explore the Family Name Shutz

The meaning of Shutz

Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Schütz or Schutz, and of Slovenian Šuc (see Schutz 4).

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How common is the last name Shutz in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Shutz has seen a decrease in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, Shutz was ranked as the 71,610th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had fallen to the 86,005th position - a decline of 20.1%. In terms of actual count, there were approximately 254 individuals with this surname in 2000, which decreased to 217 by 2010—a reduction of about 14.57%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also dropped from 0.09 to 0.07 over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#71,610	#86,005	-20.1%
Count	254	217	-14.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.07	-22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shutz

Analyzing the change in ethnic identity associated with the surname Shutz, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, reveals interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, around 85.04% of individuals with this surname identified as White, which grew to 90.78% by 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic also increased, rising from 2.76% to 4.15%. However, the proportion of individuals identifying as Black declined significantly, dropping from 7.09% to 4.15%. There were no individuals with this surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Interestingly, there was a small proportion (4.33%) identifying with two or more races in 2000, but this figure was not present in the 2010 census data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.04%	90.78%	6.75%
Hispanic	2.76%	4.15%	50.36%
Black	7.09%	4.15%	-41.47%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	4.33%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%