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:"Scholz surname distribution", forebears.co.uk Saxony (1:315) Brandenburg (1:361) Saxony-Anhalt (1:429) Thuringia (1:518) Lower Saxony (1:541) North Rhine-Westphalia (1:695)
People Alexander Scholz (born 1992), Danish footballer Anke Scholz (born 1978), German swimmer Arno Scholz (1904–1971), German journalist Arnold Scholz (1904–1942), German mathematician Barbara Scholz (1947–2011), American philosopher of science Bernhard Scholz (1835–1916), German composer Carter Scholz (born 1953), American speculative fiction author and music composer Corinna Scholz (born 1989), German curler Erhard Scholz (born 1947),German historian of mathematics Ernst Scholz (politician, born 1874) (1874–1932), German politician Ernst Scholz (politician, born 1913) (1913–1986), German diplomat and politician Franz Scholz (1909–1998), German priest and professor of theology Fritz von Scholz (1896–1944), Austrian (Austro-Hungarian) Oberleutnant and later German SS-Commander Gene Scholz (1917–2005), American professional basketball player Georg Scholz (1890–1945), German painter Gregory Scholz (born 1981), German politician Gudrun Scholz (born 1940), former German field hockey player Heiko Scholz (born 1966), former German footballer Heinrich Scholz (entomologist) (1812–1859), German physician and entomologist Heinrich Scholz (1884–1956), German theologian and logician Heinrich Karl Scholz (1880–1937), American sculptor and medalist Ingrid Scholz, a German rower Jackson Scholz (1897–1986), American athlete János Scholz (c. 1904–1993), Hungarian-born American cellist and art collector Johann Martin Augustin Scholz (1794–1852), a German Bible scholar Karl Scholz (born c. 1960), American economist and academic Katharina Scholz (born 1983), German field hockey player Lilly Scholz (born 1903, date of death unknown), Austrian pair skater
Michael Scholz (born 1949), German singer, composer and producer Olaf Scholz (born 1958), Chancellor of Germany from 2021 to 2025 Paul Scholz (1902–1995), German journalist and politician Peta Scholz (née Squire, born 1976), Australian netball player Robert O. Scholz (1895–1978), American architect Roman Karl Scholz (1912–1944), Austrian priest and Nazi resistance activist Ronny Scholz (born 1978), former professional road racing cyclist Rupert Scholz (born 1937), German politician Tom Scholz (Donald Thomas Scholz, born 1947), American rock musician, inventor, engineer, and philanthropist W. E. Scholz (1807/1808–1866), German composers and conductor
See also Scholz conjecture, after Arnold Scholz Scholz Garten, Beer Garden, in downtown Austin, Texas Scholz Research & Development, Inc. Scholz's Star, a star that passed near the Sun 70 000 years ago, named after its discoverer, German astronomer Ralf-Dieter Scholz
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