Schertz
loc · Latin script
Meaning: Übername zu mhd. scherz 'Scherz, Vergnügen, Spiel' bzw
(measured from records)Officially recorded in 8 countries · latest register: BFS, 2024
Schertz is a name written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- FIFinland
- USUnited States
- GBUnited Kingdom
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)Übername zu mhd. scherz 'Scherz, Vergnügen, Spiel' bzw. dem Verb scherzen; 76 Belege.
Cited for this meaning 1
- Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 5: Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen
Where in the world
(measured from records)Recorded in:
No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Notable people with this name
(measured from records)- Camil Schertzb. 1921RO(1921-1983)
- Chantal Schertzb. 1958FRswimmer
- Christophe Schertzb. 1960FRFrench politician
- Christian Schertzb. 1966DEGerman lawyer
- Josh Schertzb. 1975USAmerican basketball coach (born 1975)
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence
(measured from records)13 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 8 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 1.2K | #22,759 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 941 | #24,827 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 870 | #27,646 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1981 | 28 | — |
| UY Uruguay | INE Uruguay — Apellidos más frecuentes 1902–2024 (Tableau Public) | — | 23 | — |
| BR Brazil | IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname) | — | 21 | #188,821 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1971 | 18 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 18 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1961 | 17 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1931 | 17 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1911 | 17 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1941 | 14 | — |
Reference works 2
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
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Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Schertz mean?
- Recorded meaning: Übername zu mhd. scherz 'Scherz, Vergnügen, Spiel' bzw.
- In which country does Schertz have the most bearers?
- Schertz is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Schertz”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.