Scheele Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

The last name Scheele is another written form of Scheel, a well-known German family name. The name is usually explained as “Squinting”.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Scheel and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Spelling and variants

The extra “e” in Scheele is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. You may also find the name written Schelen.

2,216 Americans were listed as Scheele in the 2010 census. Names that sound alike, such as Schell, are easily confused in old records. Research your Scheele family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.