Scholz is a German surname. It is the East Central German and Silesian version of the name Schulz, Schultz, Schultheiss.
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 86.6% of all known bearers of the surname Scholz were residents of Germany, 5.8% of the United States, 1.7% of Austria, 1.1% of Brazil and 1.1% of Australia.
In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than the national average in the following states:
- 1. Saxony (1:315)
- 2. Brandenburg (1:361)
- 3. Saxony-Anhalt (1:429)
- 4. Thuringia (1:518)
- 5. Lower Saxony (1:541)
- 6. North Rhine-Westphalia (1:695)
People
- Alexander Scholz (born 1992), a Danish footballer
- Anke Scholz (born 1978), a German swimmer
- Arno Scholz (1904–1971), German journalist
- Arnold Scholz (1904–1942), a German mathematician
- Barbara Scholz (1947–2011), an American philosopher of science
- Bernhard Scholz (1835–1916), a German composer
- Carter Scholz (born 1953), an American speculative fiction author and music composer
- Corinna Scholz (born 1989), a German curler
- Erhard Scholz (born 1947), a German historian of mathematics
- Ernst Scholz (politician) (1913–1986), German diplomat and politician
- Franz Scholz (1909–1998), a German priest and professor of theology
- Fritz von Scholz (1896–1944), an Austrian (Austro-Hungarian) Oberleutnant and later German SS-Commander
- Gene Scholz (1917–2005), an American professional basketball player
- Georg Scholz (1890–1945), a German painter
- Gudrun Scholz (born 1940), a former German field hockey player
- Heiko Scholz (born 1966), a former German footballer
- Heinrich Scholz (entomologist) (1812–1859), German physician and entomologist
- Heinrich Scholz (1884–1956), German theologian and logician
- Ingrid Scholz, a German rower
- Jackson Scholz (1897–1986), an American athlete
- János Scholz (c. 1904–1993), Hungarian-born American cellist and art collector
- Johann Martin Augustin Scholz (1794–1852), a German Bible scholar
- Katharina Scholz (born 1983), a German field hockey player
- Lilly Scholz (born 1903, date of death unknown), an Austrian pair skater
- Michael Scholz (born 1949), a German singer, composer and producer
- Olaf Scholz (born 1958), current Chancellor of Germany
- Paul Scholz (1902–1995), German journalist and politician
- Peta Scholz (née Squire, born 1976), an Australian netball player
- Robert O. Scholz (1895–1978), American architect
- Ronny Scholz (born 1978), a former professional road racing cyclist
- Rupert Scholz (born 1937), a German politician
- Tom Scholz (Donald Thomas Scholz, born 1947), an American rock musician, inventor, engineer, and philanthropist
- W. E. Scholz ((c. 1800–1866)), German composers and conductor
See also
- Scholz conjecture, after Arnold Scholz
- Scholz Garten, Beer Garden, in downtown Austin, Texas
- Scholz Research & Development
- Scholz's star, a star that passed near the Sun 70 000 years ago, named after its discoverer, German astronomer Ralf-Dieter Scholz
- All pages with titles containing Scholz
References
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