Scholz (surname)

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

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. Saxony (1:315)
 * 2. Brandenburg (1:361)
 * 3. Saxony-Anhalt (1:429)
 * 4. Thuringia (1:518)
 * 5. Lower Saxony (1:541)
 * 6. North Rhine-Westphalia (1:695)

People

 * Alexander Scholz (born 1992), a Danish footballer
 * Anke Scholz (born 1978), a German swimmer
 * Arno Scholz (1904–1971), German journalist
 * Arnold Scholz (1904–1942), a German mathematician
 * Barbara Scholz (1947–2011), an American philosopher of science
 * Bernhard Scholz (1835–1916), a German composer
 * Carter Scholz (born 1953), an American speculative fiction author and music composer
 * Corinna Scholz (born 1989), a German curler
 * Erhard Scholz (born 1947), a German historian of mathematics
 * Ernst Scholz (politician) (1913–1986), German diplomat and politician
 * Franz Scholz (1909–1998), a German priest and professor of theology
 * Fritz von Scholz (1896–1944), an Austrian (Austro-Hungarian) Oberleutnant and later German SS-Commander
 * Gene Scholz (1917–2005), an American professional basketball player
 * Georg Scholz (1890–1945), a German painter
 * Gudrun Scholz (born 1940), a former German field hockey player
 * Heiko Scholz (born 1966), a former German footballer
 * Heinrich Scholz (entomologist) (1812–1859), German physician and entomologist
 * Heinrich Scholz (1884–1956), German theologian and logician
 * Ingrid Scholz, a German rower
 * Jackson Scholz (1897–1986), an American athlete
 * János Scholz (c. 1904–1993), Hungarian-born American cellist and art collector
 * Johann Martin Augustin Scholz (1794–1852), a German Bible scholar
 * Katharina Scholz (born 1983), a German field hockey player
 * Lilly Scholz (born 1903, date of death unknown), an Austrian pair skater
 * Michael Scholz (born 1949), a German singer, composer and producer
 * Olaf Scholz (born 1958), current Chancellor of Germany
 * Paul Scholz (1902–1995), German journalist and politician
 * Peta Scholz (née Squire, born 1976), an Australian netball player
 * Robert O. Scholz (1895–1978), American architect
 * Ronny Scholz (born 1978), a former professional road racing cyclist
 * Rupert Scholz (born 1937), a German politician
 * Tom Scholz (Donald Thomas Scholz, born 1947), an American rock musician, inventor, engineer, and philanthropist
 * W. E. Scholz ((c. 1800–1866)), German composers and conductor