Schmalz: Surname History and Family Crest

Schmalz is a German surname. The usual explanation, from Elsdon Smith, is “one who had”.

• About 2,151 people in the United States were recorded as Schmalz in 2010, placing it 14,004 on the national list. That puts it inside the top 25,000 US surnames.
• Related forms include Schmaltz.

Schmalz coat of arms

A coat of arms was granted to a particular family line, not to everyone named Schmalz, so a shared surname is a clue rather than a claim to the arms. Get the complete Schmalz report, with a museum-style coat of arms.