Show ContentsSchulte History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The name Schulte comes from one of those ancient dukedoms, territories and states that would eventually form a part of present day Germany. At its birth in the Middle Ages, it was used to indicate someone who worked as a town-mayor derived from the medieval name "Schultheis" which has the same meaning.

Early Origins of the Schulte family

The surname Schulte was first found in Switzerland, where branches of this estimable family were elevated to the ranks of the nobility and came to possess great political influence. The name stems from the medieval name "Schultheis" which meant "town-mayor."

Early History of the Schulte family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Schulte research. Another 270 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1224, 1615, 1661, 1680, 1683, 1693, 1719, 1747, 1770, 1800, 1808, 1849 and 1883 are included under the topic Early Schulte History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Schulte Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Schultz, Schultheis, Schultes, Schultz, Schultze, Schulz, Scholz and many more.

Early Notables of the Schulte family

Notables of the time with the surname Schulte were Jerzy Georg Daniel Schultz the Younger (1615-1683), Prussian painter of the Baroque era; Johann Abraham Schultz (1747-1800), a composer and conductor of the orchestra of Prince Heinrich...
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Schulte Ranking

In the United States, the name Schulte is the 2,838th most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. [1]


United States Schulte migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Schulte Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Ferdinand Schulte, aged 35, who arrived in America in 1815 [2]
  • Joh Gerh Heinr Schulte, who arrived in America in 1818 [2]
  • J H Schulte, who landed in Charleston, South Carolina in 1828 [2]
  • Joh Bern Schulte, who landed in America in 1834 [2]
  • Joh Heinr Schulte, who arrived in America in 1834 [2]
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Schulte Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Anna Schulte, aged 15, who settled in America from Germany, in 1900
  • Alois Schulte, aged 31, who landed in America from Cernowitz, Austria, in 1907
  • Anna Schulte, aged 23, who immigrated to the United States from Osnabruck, Germany, in 1908
  • Alfred Schulte, aged 18, who landed in America from Hamburg, Germany, in 1909
  • Alfred Schulte, aged 29, who immigrated to America from Bremerhaven, Germany, in 1912
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Schulte (post 1700) +

  • Francis Bible Schulte (1926-2015), American prelate, Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia from 1985 to 1988
  • Mark Schulte (b. 1977), American soccer player
  • John Clement "Johnny" Schulte (1896-1978), American Major League Baseball catcher and coach
  • Henry Frank Schulte (1879-1944), American football player and coach
  • Paul Schulte (b. 1979), American two-time gold and silver medalist Paralympic wheelchair basketball player
  • Frank M. "Wildfire" Schulte (1882-1949), American Major League Baseball right fielder and left-handed slugger, recipient of the 1911, NL Chalmer's Award
  • Gregory Schulte, American Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency from July 2005 through June 2009
  • Greg Schulte, American sportscaster
  • Fred Schulte (1901-1983), American center fielder in Major League Baseball
  • Johnny Schulte (1896-1978), American professional baseball player
  • ... (Another 9 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Bismarck
  • Johann Schulte (1918-1941), German Bootsmannsmaat who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking [3]


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details


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