de Sutter Surname

138,079th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

de Sutter Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from the name of a profession from the Middle Dutch word, sutter, which means 'sewer', 'tailor' or 'cobbler'.

de Sutter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2,9721:3,868407
France1361:488,40268,701
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Ecuador171:935,63814,108
Panama161:244,5166,353
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

de Sutter Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from the name of a profession from the Middle Dutch word, sutter, which means 'sewer', 'tailor' or 'cobbler'.

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de Sutter Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de Sutter Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname de Sutter is found most frequently in Belgium. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name de Sutter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 138,079th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,247,855 people. de Sutter occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of de Sutter are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 2,972 people, or 1 in 3,868. In Belgium de Sutter is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 89 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent live and Walloon Region, where 5 percent live. Not including Belgium this last name is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in France, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

de Sutter Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Sutter earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 103.94% more than the national average, earning $88,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $51,722 CAD per year.

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