Schmaltz

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Schmaltz. === Proper noun === Schmaltz (plural Schmaltzes) 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 === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schmaltz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. == German == === Pronunciation === === 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) alternative spelling of Schmalz ==== Declension ====