Scholz (surname)

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Scholz is a German surname. It is the East Central German and Silesian version of the name Schulz, Schultz, Schultheiss.

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Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 86.6% of all known bearers of the surname Scholz were residents of Germany, 5.8% of the United States, 1.7% of Austria, 1.1% of Brazil and 1.1% of Australia.

In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than the national average in the following states: [1]

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