Schach Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

There is no single Schach family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Meaning of the name

Schach belongs to the Schacht family of names, which has German roots. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “A miner, or someone living by a shaft or a ridge”.

Before spelling was fixed, Schacht was also written Schach. Other spellings include Schachten, Schachtmann and Schachtmeyer. 311 Americans were listed as Schach in the 2010 census. From 1891 to 2000, 128 births in France were registered under Schach.

Get the complete Schach report, with a museum-style coat of arms.