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    The surname Schmaltz

    A German surname, carried by 2,461 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex S543

    Schmaltz: #12,581 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Schmaltz #12,581, 2,461 people Schmaltz: #12,581 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Schmaltz #12,581, 2,461 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Schmaltz is more common than 92.2% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    Borrowed from German Schmaltz.

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,461 people named Schmaltz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 125,455 Americans. That is up 7.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,290.

    #12,581
    rank among US surnames
    2,461
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7.5%
    change since 2000 (was #12,430)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,576Hollman2,462125,404
    #12,581Storch2,461125,455
    #12,584Graver2,460125,506
    #12,587Leu2,459125,557

    Who is named Schmaltz

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    97% of people named Schmaltz identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 97%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Schmaltzs

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Nick Schmaltz
      American ice hockey player, born 1996
    • Jordan Schmaltz
      American ice hockey player, born 1993

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Schmaltz come from?
    Borrowed from German Schmaltz.
    How common is the surname Schmaltz?
    2,461 people in the United States had the surname Schmaltz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,455 Americans. It ranked 12,581st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Schmaltz?
    In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Schmaltz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Schmaltz?
    Nick Schmaltz, American ice hockey player, followed by Jordan Schmaltz.
    Where is the surname Schmaltz most common?
    Wikidata records people named Schmaltz in the United States.
    Is the surname Schmaltz getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,290 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,461 in 2010, up 7.5%.