Schutze History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

The ancient German region of the Rhineland was the original home of the ancestors of the Schutze surname. Schutze was a local name, a type of hereditary surname that identified people by the places where they lived. Landowners were the first to use local names, and they often attached the prefix "von", meaning "of" or "from," to the surname. Often, the use of "von" was a mark of aristocratic birth. Local names are by far the most common style of German hereditary surname. Schutze was a name for someone who lived in the region of Schuetz in various areas of Germany.

Early Origins of the Schutze family

The surname Schutze was first found in the Rhineland valley, where this old family name became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Numerous family members bearing this name were prominent in social affairs. The family, as it spread throughout Germany, played a fundamental role in many regions as they emerged to form alliances with other families within the Feudal System. Chronicles first mention Johann Scuette of Luebeck in 1319 and Woelfel Schuetze of Eger in 1320.

Early History of the Schutze family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Schutze research. Another 250 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1497, 1539, 1540, 1562, 1565, 1585, 1594, 1640, 1672, 1690, 1756, 1776 and 1847 are included under the topic Early Schutze History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Schutze Spelling Variations

One can encounter great variation in the spelling of surnames: in early times, spelling in general, and thus the spelling of names was not yet standardized; and later, spellings would change with branching and movement of families. Variations of the name Schutze include Schuetze, Schuett, Schuette, Schuetzmann and others.

Early Notables of the Schutze family

Notables with the name Schutze during this period were Katharina Zell née Schütz (1497-1562), German Protestant writer during the Reformation; Caspar Schütz (c. 1540-1594), German historian, Professor of Poetry at the University of Königsberg from 1562 to 1565; Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672), the outstanding German composer of the 17th century, who wrote...
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Schutze migration to the United States +

Hundreds of thousands of Europeans, including many Rhinelanders, made the voyage to North America between the 17th and 20th centuries. It was an escape from religious persecution and poverty and also an opportunity for people to start over and own their own land. Most landed at Ellis Island, off New York before moving on to the states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, and California. Some also landed in Canada and settled in Ontario, while others headed west to the prairie provinces. A study of passenger and immigration lists has shown a number of people bearing the name of Schutze, or one of its variants, reaching North America shores very early:

Schutze Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johann Michael Schutze, who landed in New York in 1715 1
Anna D Schutze, who arrived in New York, NY in 1743 1
Anna Dorothea Schutze, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1743 1
Christian Schutze, who landed in New York, NY in 1743 1

Schutze Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

G Schutze, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 1
Louis Schutze, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1861 1

Citations +

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)