German:: occupational name from the dialect word smitzen ‘to dye hides’. nickname for an impatient person from Middle High German smitzen ‘to go fast’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Schmitzer family from?
You can see how Schmitzer families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Schmitzer family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most Schmitzer families were found in USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 17 Schmitzer families living in New York. This was about 32% of all the recorded Schmitzer's in USA. New York had the highest population of Schmitzer families in 1880.
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What did your Schmitzer ancestors do for a living?
In 1940, Laborer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Schmitzer. 18% of Schmitzer men worked as a Laborer and 36% of Schmitzer women worked as a Housewife. Some less common occupations for Americans named Schmitzer were Truck Driver and Saleslady. .
Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Schmitzer life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Schmitzer in 1945 was 33, and 83 in 2004.