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UK surname

Schuller

An occupational surname denoting a teacher or schoolmaster, derived from the German word "Schuler."

In the 1881 census there were 38 people recorded with the Schuller surname, ranking it #28,285 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 141, ranked #24,753, up from #28,285 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to No data. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Bassetlaw, Bolton and Doncaster.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Schuller is 142 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 271.1%.

1881 census count

38

Ranked #28,285

Modern count

141

2016, ranked #24,753

Peak year

2010

142 bearers

Map years

3

1998 to 2016

Key insights

  • Schuller had 38 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #28,285 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 141 in 2016, ranked #24,753.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 58 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Diverse Educated Urban Singles.

Schuller surname distribution map

The map shows where the Schuller surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Schuller surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Schuller over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 10 #31,497
1861 historical 8 #32,887
1881 historical 38 #28,285
1891 historical 28 #32,046
1901 historical 58 #27,724
1911 historical 43 #28,581
1997 modern 109 #25,650
1998 modern 124 #24,316
1999 modern 134 #23,378
2000 modern 127 #24,121
2001 modern 123 #24,242
2002 modern 134 #23,492
2003 modern 138 #22,823
2004 modern 133 #23,528
2005 modern 127 #24,178
2006 modern 133 #23,711
2007 modern 131 #24,282
2008 modern 136 #24,004
2009 modern 141 #23,907
2010 modern 142 #24,352
2011 modern 140 #24,395
2012 modern 141 #24,258
2013 modern 141 #24,670
2014 modern 138 #25,218
2015 modern 141 #24,723
2016 modern 141 #24,753

Geography

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Where Schullers are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around No data. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Bassetlaw, Bolton and Doncaster. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 No data No data

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Bassetlaw 001 Bassetlaw
2 Bassetlaw 003 Bassetlaw
3 Bolton 013 Bolton
4 Doncaster 039 Doncaster
5 Bolton 011 Bolton

Forenames

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First names often paired with Schuller

These lists show first names that appear often with the Schuller surname in historical and recent records.

Historical female names

No Forenames Found

Historical male names

No Forenames Found

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Schuller

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Schuller, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Multicultural and Educated Urbanites

Group

Diverse Educated Urban Singles

Nationally, the Schuller surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Diverse Educated Urban Singles, within Multicultural and Educated Urbanites. This does not mean every Schuller household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group includes many never-married individuals not living with dependent children. Many were born in EU countries and are now aged between 25-44. This Group is characterised by its ethnic group diversity, although those identifying as Asian are not well represented. Affiliation with the Christian religion amongst residents is low. Reported disability rates are low. Neighbourhoods include some central locations in London and other major cities. Private renting is the norm, and there is some overcrowding. Many individuals are educated to degree level, and full-time employment is common, particularly in managerial and professional occupations.

Wider pattern

Established populations comprising ethnic minorities together with persons born outside the UK predominate in this Supergroup. Residents present diverse personal characteristics and circumstances: while generally well-educated and practising skilled occupations, some residents live in overcrowded rental sector housing. English may not be the main language used by people in this Group. Although the typical adult resident is middle aged, single person households are common and marriage rates are low by national standards. This Supergroup predominates in Inner London, with smaller enclaves in many other densely populated metropolitan areas.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

European Enclaves

Within London, Schuller is most associated with areas classed as European Enclaves, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Many residents of these accessible neighbourhoods have wide-ranging non-UK European origins. Typically residing in privately rented flats, many residents live alone and are beyond normal retirement age. There are more students than elsewhere in the Supergroup, some of which live in communal establishments. Household residents are often drawn from different ethnic groups.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Schuller is most concentrated in decile 10 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Schuller falls in decile 9 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

9
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Schuller is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - Other

This describes the area pattern most associated with Schuller, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Schuller

The surname Schuller is of German origin, originating in the southern German regions during the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. It is derived from the Middle High German word "schuler," which means "village headman" or "mayor." The name likely referred to someone who held a position of authority or leadership in a village community.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Schuller can be found in the Deutsches Familiennamen-Lexikon (German Family Name Encyclopedia), where it is mentioned as a variant spelling of the name Schuler. This suggests that the name was already in use in the 14th or 15th century.

The name Schuller has also been found in various historical records and documents from the 16th and 17th centuries. For example, in the Württembergisches Klosterbuch (Württemberg Monastery Book) from 1556, there is a reference to a person named Claus Schuller, who was a resident of the town of Vaihingen an der Enz.

One notable bearer of the name was Johann Christoph Schuller, a German composer and organist who lived from 1598 to 1673. He was born in, and served as the organist at the St. Sebaldus Church in Nuremberg.

Another individual with this surname was Johann Jakob Schuller, a Swiss mathematician and astronomer who lived from 1689 to 1747. He made significant contributions to the fields of celestial mechanics and the calculation of planetary orbits.

In the 19th century, Friedrich Schuller was a German composer and music teacher who lived from 1832 to 1915. He composed numerous works for piano and orchestra and served as a music teacher in various schools in Germany.

Lastly, Karl Schuller was an Austrian painter who was born in 1871 and died in 1942. He was known for his landscapes and portraits, and his works are displayed in various museums in Austria and Germany.

While the surname Schuller originated in southern Germany, it has since spread to other parts of Europe and beyond, with bearers of the name found in countries such as Switzerland, Austria, and the United States.

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1881 census detail

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Schuller families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Schuller surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Surrey leads with 18 Schullers recorded in 1881 and an index of 9.97x.

County Total Index
Surrey 18 9.97x
Middlesex 12 3.24x
Lancashire 6 1.37x
Kent 2 1.58x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Clapham in Surrey leads with 7 Schullers recorded in 1881 and an index of 151.19x.

Place Total Index
Clapham 7 151.19x
St Pancras London 7 23.47x
Moss Side 6 259.74x
Reigate Foreign 6 307.69x
Battersea 4 29.35x
St Martin In Fields 3 135.14x
Edenbridge 2 800.00x
Hackney London 1 4.81x
Lambeth 1 3.10x
Westminster St James 1 26.25x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Schuller surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Ellen 3
Sarah 3
Bertha 2
Agnes 1
Amelia 1
Antoinette 1
Caroline 1
Edith 1
Elizabeth 1
Emily 1
Ethel 1
Flor.S. 1
Infant 1
Jenny 1
Jessie 1
K. 1
Louise 1
Mabel 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Schuller surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
George 2
Joseph 2
Adolph 1
Charles 1
Frederick 1
Johann 1
Kenrod 1
Louis 1
Oscar 1
Rolance 1
Walter 1
Wilhelm 1
William 1

Top occupations

Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Schuller households.

FAQ

Schuller surname: questions and answers

How common was the Schuller surname in 1881?

In 1881, 38 people were recorded with the Schuller surname. That placed it at #28,285 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Schuller surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 141 in 2016. That gives Schuller a modern rank of #24,753.

What does the Schuller surname mean?

An occupational surname denoting a teacher or schoolmaster, derived from the German word "Schuler."

What does the Schuller map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Schuller bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.