Schütz (also spelled Schuetz without Umlaut ü) is a German surname, deriving from schützen (to protect) and related to Schutz (shelter, protection). Notable people with the surname include:
Alfred Schütz (1899–1959), sociologist and philosopher
Antal Schütz (1880-1953), Hungarian piarist monk and prominent theologian
Caspar Schütz (1540–1594), German historian
Christian Gottfried Schütz (1747–1832), German humanist scholar
Christoph Schütz (1689–1750), German pietist writer and songbook publisher
David Schütz (born 1941), Israeli writer
Felix Schütz (born 1987), German ice hockey player
Franz Schütz (1900–1955), German footballer
Friedrich Schütz (1844–1908), Austrian journalist
Günther Schütz (1912–1991), German military intelligence (Abwehr) agent during World War II
Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672), German composer and organist
J.C. Schütz (Johan Christher Schütz), Swedish singer and composer
Katharina Schütz (later Katharina Zell; 1497–1562), German Protestant apologist
Klaus Schütz (1926-2012), German Social Democratic Party (SPD) politician
Michael Schütz (musician) (born 1963), German church musician
Morgan Schuetz (born 1994), All-American middle-distance runner
Tales Schütz (born 1981), Polish football striker of German and Brazilian descent
Tom Schütz (born 1988), German footballer
Udo Schütz (born 1937), German entrepreneur and former race car driver
Guillermo Schütz (born 1980), Mexican sports announcer
4134 Schütz, a main-belt asteroid named after Heinrich Schütz
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