Reuter Surname
Approximately 64,901 people bear this surname
Reuter Surname Definition:
'Rutterkyn is come into owre towne
In a cloke withoute cote or gowne.
Read More About This SurnameReuter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 45,169 | 1:1,782 | 150 |
| United States | 10,553 | 1:34,347 | 4,284 |
| Luxembourg | 1,940 | 1:299 | 14 |
| Brazil | 1,314 | 1:162,918 | 6,280 |
| France | 1,275 | 1:52,096 | 6,854 |
| Belgium | 852 | 1:13,494 | 2,034 |
| Australia | 425 | 1:63,519 | 7,625 |
| Austria | 402 | 1:21,183 | 3,324 |
| Netherlands | 329 | 1:51,329 | 8,815 |
| Israel | 274 | 1:31,232 | 4,432 |
| Switzerland | 254 | 1:32,334 | 4,777 |
| Canada | 246 | 1:149,779 | 15,288 |
| Sweden | 243 | 1:40,522 | 3,232 |
| Denmark | 180 | 1:31,360 | 3,257 |
| Argentina | 159 | 1:268,827 | 21,629 |
| South Africa | 144 | 1:376,234 | 33,811 |
| England | 143 | 1:389,637 | 27,109 |
| Poland | 123 | 1:309,014 | 36,525 |
| Finland | 102 | 1:53,889 | 6,425 |
| Thailand | 90 | 1:784,870 | 127,251 |
| Romania | 64 | 1:313,717 | 27,893 |
| Spain | 61 | 1:766,427 | 32,250 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Chile | 56 | 1:314,580 | 8,983 |
| New Caledonia | 52 | 1:5,312 | 1,081 |
| Panama | 50 | 1:78,245 | 3,248 |
| Colombia | 45 | 1:1,061,646 | 9,449 |
| Hungary | 29 | 1:338,492 | 24,545 |
| Venezuela | 27 | 1:1,118,670 | 16,331 |
| Croatia | 23 | 1:183,852 | 22,841 |
| Mexico | 23 | 1:5,396,792 | 30,197 |
| Norway | 21 | 1:244,871 | 26,357 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| Ecuador | 14 | 1:1,136,132 | 15,474 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Liechtenstein | 12 | 1:3,198 | 355 |
| Peru | 9 | 1:3,531,569 | 31,288 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Greenland | 7 | 1:8,054 | 710 |
| Namibia | 6 | 1:401,567 | 10,578 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 40 | 1:609,384 | 30,680 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,294 | 1:38,809 | 4,584 |
Reuter (243) may also be a first name.
Reuter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. German ritter, a rider, i.e. a trooper; 'rutter, a rider, a trooper, from the German' (Halliwell); a name given to mercenary soldiers engaged from Brabant, &c. (English Surnames, 3rd edit). An old song begins:
'Rutterkyn is come into owre towne
In a cloke withoute cote or gowne.
Save a ragged hood to koverhis crowne Like a rutter hoyda.' (ibid).
John le Rotour, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Thomas le Reuter. Rolls of Parliament.
Ranulph le Ruter. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.
Adam le Ruter. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.
Thomas le Roitour. Close Rolls, 9 Edward III.
1618. Ferriman Rutter, Gloucestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1627. Baptised — Mary, d. John Rutter, tayler: St. Peter, Cornhill.
(Teutonic-Latin) Horseman, Trooper [the Mod. High Ger. Reuter is from the homophonous Dutch ruiter, Low Latin ruptari-us —rupta, a troop: Reuter, however, occurs also in Middle English records] Cp. Rutter.
(German) One who cleared land for tilling.
Germ, ritter? A rider or trooper; also a veteran soldier. According to Halliwell "the term was usually applied to a fine, dashing, boasting gallant; one so fashionable as to speak much in foreign languages;" though the application of it in that sense is not very obvious.
Rutter or Roter, is the name of an ancient and influential family of Kingsley, where they owned considerable estates from the 13th to the 17th century (O.). The name of Rutter is now best represented amongst the farmers around Tarporley, which is only some seven or eight miles from Kingsley, so that we may repeat the remark made by Ormerod about 70 years ago "that the descendants are still living (as yeomen) and day labourers within the precincts of the feudal power of their ancestors." The name is also established in the counties of Northumberland, Durham, and Lincoln, and in the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire. As Rotar, Rotur, and Ruter, often preceded by "Le," it occurred in Shropshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire, and in other counties in the 13th century (H. R.). Rutter is the old German word for a soldier (L.).
Reuter Demographics
Average Reuter Salary in
United States
$48,475 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Reuter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Reuter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Reuter (Arabic: رويتر) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Reuter? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,750th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 112,287 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Reuter reside; 77 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Reuter is also the 573,164th most common given name in the world, held by 243 people.
The surname is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 45,169 people, or 1 in 1,782. In Germany Reuter is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent are found, Hesse, where 12 percent are found and Bavaria, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Germany Reuter occurs in 82 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Luxembourg, where 3 percent are found.
Reuter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Reuter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 816 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 358 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Reuter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Reuter surname are 17.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.82% registered with the party.
The amount Reuter earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 4.38% less than the national average, earning 330,938 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 27.24% more than the national average, earning R 302,364 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.04% less than the national average, earning $18,606,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.34% more than the national average, earning $48,475 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.2% more than the national average, earning $56,738 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Reuter Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Reuter in the Arabic language | ||
| رويتر | rwytr | - |
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Reuter Reference & Research
Ritter DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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