Show ContentsSchultheiss History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The name Schultheiss 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 Schultheiss family

The surname Schultheiss 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 Schultheiss family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Schultheiss 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 Schultheiss History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Schultheiss Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Schultheiss family

Notables of the time with the surname Schultheiss 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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United States Schultheiss migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Schultheiss Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Johannes Schultheiss, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751 1
  • Johann Schultheiss, who landed in America in 1782 1
Schultheiss Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Margaret Schultheiss, aged 4, who arrived in New York in 1858 1
  • Sebastian Schultheiss, who landed in New York in 1858 1
  • Anne Schultheiss, aged 25, who landed in New York in 1858 1
  • Barbara Schultheiss, aged 2, who arrived in New York in 1858 1
Schultheiss Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • John C Schultheiss, who landed in Arkansas in 1906 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Schultheiss (post 1700) +

  • Louis A. Schultheiss (1925-2014), American academic, librarian, and Emeritus Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Hans Schultheiss (1921-2013), Swiss rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics
  • Adrian Alexander Konstantin Schultheiss (b. 1988), Swedish figure skater, the 2006 Nordic Champion


  1. 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)


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