Shontz

English

Etymology

Americanized form of German Schantz.

Proper noun

Shontz (plural Shontzes)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Shontz is the 40371^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 542 individuals. Shontz is most common among White (96.49%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shontz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.