Šoltys Explained

Šoltýs, Šoltys, Šoltis, or Šoltés are Czech and Slovak variants of a surname literally meaning an occupation of šoltys, ultimately derived from German occupation of Schultheiß, head of a municipality or ruler's official. Other variants (possibly used by the same person within Austria-Hungary) include Soltis, Soltisz, Soltiš, Szoltisz. Feminine forms are derived by appending the suffix -ová: Šoltésová, etc.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Anton Šoltýs (1937–2022), Slovak alpine skier
• Anton Šoltis (born 1976), Slovak football midfielder and manager
• (1935–1990), Slovak merited pedagogue and physicist
• Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová (1855–1939), a Slovak writer, editor, and a leading figure in the women's movement in Slovakia