Schultheis Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Ancestors listed as Schultheis are often found as Schultheiss a generation earlier. Its meaning, shared with Schultheiss, is “Village headman”.

• The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Schultheis with 2,669 bearers, at rank 11,739. That puts it among the top 25,000 US surnames.
• Schultheis drops the “s” of Schultheiss, a simplification that clerks often made.
• Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

Schultheis coat of arms

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