Schmaltz Family Crest and Last Name Background

The same name, two spellings: Schmaltz and Schmalz. At root, the name means “One who had”.

• Before spelling was fixed, Schmalz was also written Schmaltz.
• About 2,461 people in the United States were recorded as Schmaltz in 2010, placing it 12,581 on the national list. French birth records list 582 children named Schmaltz between 1891 and 2000. The name became more frequent over the century.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Schmalz and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Schmaltz report, with a museum-style coat of arms.