How common is the surname Schmitz?

23,931 people in the United States had the surname Schmitz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,901 Americans. It ranked 1,496th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Schmitz?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Schmitz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Schmitz?

James H. Schmitz, American science fiction writer (1911–1981), followed by Rafael Schmitz.

Where is the surname Schmitz most common?

Wikidata records people named Schmitz in the United States, Brazil and Austria and 1 other country.

Is the surname Schmitz getting more or less common?

More common. 22,984 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,931 in 2010, up 4.1%.

The surname Schmitz

A surname, carried by 23,931 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S532

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Schmitz is more common than 99.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 23,931 people named Schmitz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,901 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 22,984.

#1,496

rank among US surnames

23,931

people in 2010

8.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #1,423)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,487	Nance	24,018	12,855
#1,488	Anaya	24,017	12,855
#1,489	McKinley	24,000	12,864
#1,490	Olivares	23,982	12,874
#1,491	Newsome	23,958	12,887
#1,492	Thurman	23,950	12,891
#1,493	Helms	23,949	12,892

Who is named Schmitz

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

96% of people named Schmitz identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Schmitzs

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James H. Schmitz
American science fiction writer (1911–1981)
Rafael Schmitz
Brazilian and French footballer, born 1980
John G. Schmitz
American politician (1930-2001)
Pablo Ervin Schmitz Simon
American priest, born 1943
Richard Schmitz
Austrian politician (1885-1954)
Toby Schmitz
Australian actor and playwright, born 1977

Notable Schmitzs come mostly from the United States (3), Brazil (1) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Schmitz

Schmitz has the Soundex code S532, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S532.

Questions

How common is the surname Schmitz?: 23,931 people in the United States had the surname Schmitz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,901 Americans. It ranked 1,496th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Schmitz?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Schmitz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Schmitz?: James H. Schmitz, American science fiction writer (1911–1981), followed by Rafael Schmitz.
Where is the surname Schmitz most common?: Wikidata records people named Schmitz in the United States, Brazil and Austria and 1 other country.
Is the surname Schmitz getting more or less common?: More common. 22,984 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,931 in 2010, up 4.1%.