Schussler Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

The same name, two spellings: Schussler and Schuessler. The name is usually explained as “One who made wooden dishes”.

Arms associated with the name

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A variant of Schuessler

Schussler drops the “e” of Schuessler, a shortening that clerks often made.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Schussler surname had 735 bearers. That is enough to place it in the top 50,000 American surnames. 118 people born in France between 1891 and 2000 carried the Schussler name at birth. The name became more frequent over the century. Research your Schussler family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.