Schütte: Surname History and Family Crest

A Schütte ancestor may well appear as Schütze in earlier records. Its meaning, shared with Schütze, is “Archer, or watchman”.

• Schütte is listed among the recognised spellings of Schütze.
• According to the 2010 US Census, the Schütte surname had 5,511 bearers. That is enough to place it in the top 10,000 American surnames. French birth records list 122 children named Schütte between 1891 and 2000. The name became more frequent over the century.

Family crest and blazon

There is no single Schütte family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Want more than a summary? See the Schütte family name pack.