Schatz Family History
Schatz Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for
a treasurer, from German Schatz ‘treasure’, Middle High German
scha(t)z. It may also have been a nickname for a rich man (or
ironically for a miser), or else for a well-liked person or a ladies’
favorite, from the use of the vocabulary word as a term of endearment. As a Jewish name it is mainly of ornamental origin.Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from an acronym of the
Hebrew phrase SHeliach-TSibur ‘emissary of the congregation’,
an epithet of the cantor.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Schatz Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Schatz families
 63 - 123  22 - 62 |
 1 - 21  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Schatz families
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4 - 6 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Schatz last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Schatz Family Origin
Schatz Immigration Information
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Schatz Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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