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In the entire world, שורץ (Schwartz , Shvarts , Schurz ) is a rare gender-neutral first name. The first name שורץ is characteristic of the United States, where it is a very rare epicene name, and China, where it is an extremely rare gender-neutral name. Much more frequently, שורץ is the last name as well as the forename.
שורץ is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Schwartz , the musical character in the musical A Christmas Story: The Musical; Ralphie's foul mouthed friend; his family is Jewish in A Christmas Story Live!.