The Schitz Family Name

The spelling Schitz grew out of Schütz, a German surname with a long paper trail. The family name meaning is “Archer, or watchman”, the same as for Schütz. The two spellings differ in a small detail: Schitz has “i” where Schütz has “ü”.

Other spellings include Schütze and Schuetz.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Schitz, so the heraldry linked to Schütz is a starting point, not an automatic right. Research your Schitz family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.