The House of Lichnowsky or House of Lichnovský is the name of an influential Czech aristocratic family of Silesian and Moravian origin, documented since the 14th century.
Praetorius, Prätorius, Prætorius was the name of several musicians and scholars in Germany.
Schulz is a common German family name from Germany, particularly Northern Germany. The word Schulz originates from the local official title of Schultheiß or Schulze, meaning head of town/village or judge. The final "e" of Schulze was often dropped as early as the 15th century.
Schultz is a German and Dutch surname derived from Schultheiß, meaning village headman or constable/sheriff in the medieval sense. It has many variations, such as Schuldt, Schulte, Schulten, Schultes, Schultheis, Schultheiss, Schultheiß, Schultze, Schulz, Schulze and Schulzke. Adapted spellings in other languages include Shultz, Šulc and Szulc.
In medieval Germany, the Schultheiß was the head of a municipality, a Vogt or an executive official of the ruler. As official (villicus) it was his duty to order his assigned village or county (villicatio) to pay the taxes and perform the services due to the ruler. The name originates from this function: Schuld 'debt' + heißen 'to order'. Later, the title was also used for the head of a town (Stadtschultheiß) or village (Dorfschultheiß).
Scholz is a German surname. It is the East Central German and Silesian version of the name Schulz, Schultz, Schultheiss.
Schulte is a German surname, derived from the word Schultheiß. Variants of the surname include Scholte, Schuldt, Schultens and Schultze.
Schnieder is a German occupational surname for a tailor. Notable people with this name include:
Pötzsch is a German language surname. It stems from a reduced form of the male given name Peter – and may refer to:
Scultetus or Sculteti is the Latinized form of German family names Schultheiß, Schulze, Schulte, etc.
Grassmann, Graßmann or Grassman is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Șoltuz is a Romanian-language surname. It is an occupational surname ultimately derived from the German title of "Schultheiß". Notable people with the surname include:
Pinkert is a German language occupational surname for a blacksmith which is also to be found among Ashkenazi Jews and may refer to:
Klier is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Klingbeil is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Soltész is a Hungarian-language surname originated form the German word Schultheiß. Notable people with this surname include:
Škultéty or Skultéty is a surname originated form the German word Schultheiß. Notable people with this surname include:
Šoltýs, Šoltys, Šoltis, or Šoltés are Czech and Slovak variants of a surname literally meaning an occupation of šoltys, ultimately derived from German occupation of Schultheiß, head of a municipality or ruler's official. Other variants include Soltis, Soltisz, Soltiš, Szoltisz. Feminine forms are derived by appending the suffix -ová: Šoltésová, etc.
Pötschke is a German language surname. It stems from the male given name Peter – and may refer to:
Klinkhammer is a German occupational surname for a blacksmith. Notable people with this name include:
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