# Schmitt (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/schmitt/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 36,043 |
| US rank (2010) | 967 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,566 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.0% (35,326 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Schmitt.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Schmitt in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Schmitt in the United States.

## People named Schmitt

- Harrison Schmitt, Astronaut, geologist, politician, 12th man to walk on the moon (Apollo 17)
- Allison Schmitt, American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder
- Eric Schmitt, American politician and lawyer (born 1975)
- John Schmitt, American rower (1901-1991)
- Otto Schmitt, American scientist (1913–1998)
- Al Schmitt, American recording engineer and record producer (1930–2021)
- Bernadotte Everly Schmitt, American historian (1886–1969)
- Johann Heinrich von Schmitt, Austrian army commander

## Similar surnames

Schmid, Schmit, Schmidt, Smit, Schwindt, Summitt, Smith, Sneed, Snead, Smyth, Smoot, Santoyo.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.