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Schantz

in the US

There are 2,787 people with the last name "Schantz" in the United States.

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Schantz 9,159
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  1. is 9,155th most common Magruder
  2. is 9,156th most common Mejias
  3. is 9,157th most common Mcelwain
  4. is 9,158th most common Oshaughnessy
  5. is 9,159th most common Schantz
  6. is 9,160th most common Stanger
  7. is 9,161st most common Player
  8. is 9,162nd most common Scalf
  9. is 9,163rd most common Sitton

Similar Names and Nicknames

Schaefer, Schafer, Schaffer, Schaeffer, Schatz, Schaller, Schaub, Schaaf, Schauer, Scharf

Most Common First Names for Schantz

John, Robert, David, Richard, Michael, James, Mary, William, Linda, Mark

Meaning & History

German:

  • 1. from Middle High German schanz ‘peasant jacket’, probably applied as a nickname for a peasant.
  • 2. topographic name from Middle High German schanze.
  • 3. nickname for a gambler, from Middle High German schanz(e) ‘game of dice’, ‘hazard’.

    • FOREBEARS Johnstown (earlier Shantztown) in PA was founded in 1800 by Johann Schantz, an immigrant from Switzerland.

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