Schult: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

One surname, two spellings: Schult and Scholtz. The family name meaning is “Village headman, mayor”, the same as for Scholtz.

• Schult is listed among the recognised spellings of Scholtz.
• Names that sound alike, such as Schulte and Scholte, are easily confused in old records.
• In the 2010 US Census, 986 Americans gave Schult as their last name (rank 25,152).

Heraldry and the Schult name

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