Schmaltz

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Schmaltz.

Proper noun

Schmaltz (plural Schmaltzes)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Schmaltz is the 12581st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2461 individuals. Schmaltz is most common among White (96.55%) individuals.

Further reading

German

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Schmaltz m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Schmaltz' or (with an article) Schmaltz, feminine genitive Schmaltz, plural Schmaltz or Schmaltzes or Schmaltzens)

  1. Alternative spelling of Schmalz

Declension