Rotter Surname

36,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,637 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Rotter Surname Definition:

ROTER: From the occupation, a performer on the rote. The rote, rota, or rotta was a musical instrument of the guitar type, LL.

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Rotter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,7301:11,9621,533
United States2,8331:127,94213,536
Austria1,8411:4,625510
Israel5451:15,7022,354
Poland4851:78,36912,207
Czechia4091:25,9994,092
Brazil2851:751,13827,388
Hungary2481:39,5824,252
France1381:481,32467,982
Canada1341:274,96725,811
Italy1311:466,84548,868
India971:7,907,891167,329
Switzerland771:106,66111,226
Chile711:248,1197,493
England701:795,97243,050
Sweden611:161,42211,223
Mexico611:2,034,85618,943
Argentina581:736,95549,943
Slovakia551:97,02618,584
Russia541:2,668,945150,916
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Ecuador281:568,06611,415
Croatia241:176,19222,291
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Slovenia221:113,07612,203
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Romania101:2,007,78754,092
Norway81:642,78647,258
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

The alternate forms: Rötter (205) are calculated separately.

Rotter (38) may also be a first name.

Rotter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

ROTER: From the occupation, a performer on the rote. The rote, rota, or rotta was a musical instrument of the guitar type, LL.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English, German) One who played a rote, a musical instrument of the violin class; one with red hair or ruddy complexion; one who came from Roth (red), the name of several places in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the Dutch, Rotte; from the French, Routier; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Rotter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rotter (Russian: Роттер) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Rötter. Click here for other potential spellings of Rotter.

How Common Is The Last Name Rotter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rotter is the 36,059th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 497,885 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Rotter reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 38 people.

The surname Rotter is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 6,730 people, or 1 in 11,962. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 34 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 59 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Austria, where 13 percent live.

Rotter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rotter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 3,148 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rotter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rotter surname are 40.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rotter earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 69.79% more than the national average, earning 587,597 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 43.96% less than the national average, earning R 133,176 per year; in United States they earn 20.23% more than the national average, earning $51,880 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.78% more than the national average, earning $55,040 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rötter94205/
Rottier922,602/
Roetter92264/
Rottger92241/
Rottert9219/
Roitter9216/
Rotther9214/
Rostter922/
Routter921/
Roytter921/
Rotte912,052/
Roter911,704/
Rotthier86787/
Routtier86111/
Roottier865/
Roettier862/
Rosstter861/
Roittger860/
Rosttert860/
Rutter8323,541/
Rother8322,288/
Retter833,855/
Rotger832,604/
Rotert831,541/
Rütter831,010/
Roster83799/
Roiter83705/
Ratter83675/
Rottie83607/
Rottet83386/
Royter83268/
Routte83259/
Rotier83153/
Ruotte83131/
Router83129/
Roeter8386/
Rohter8377/
Rottee8371/
Rottey8354/
Rojter8334/
Rottes8334/
Rooter8333/
Rottée8311/
Rostte835/
Hrotte835/
Rhoter833/
Rottir833/
Rodter833/
Rotere831/
Rotthe831/
Rotteh831/
Roitte831/
Rhotte830/
Roteer830/
Roterd830/
Rote808,484/
Rotterová80439/
Rotterova805/
Royster7710,572/
Reutter775,189/
Routier774,507/
Rothert771,762/
Roether77761/
Roither77704/
Rattier77670/
Rotthet77534/
Rothier77408/
Rouster77157/
Rhotert7785/
Rautter7781/
Ruttert7778/
Ruitter7762/
Ruttger7746/
Rootert7744/
Rohtert7729/
Royther7725/
Rooster7724/
Routher7720/
Roister7719/
Roijter7718/
Rettier7715/
Rosster7713/
Rostert7711/
Rodttes779/
Rochter777/
Rutther776/
Roszter776/
Ratther775/
Rotthep774/
Rothger773/
Roedter773/
Rotherd771/
Radtter771/
Rottett771/
Reetter771/
Rathter771/
Roostte771/
Roetier771/
Hroster771/
Rosther771/
Roitere771/
Routtet771/
Rotthir771/
Ruttere771/
Rottead771/
Roterdh771/
Rootear770/
Rastter770/
Rattger770/
Ruttier770/
Rothe7336,060/
Rotta739,476/
Rüter735,812/
Rotti735,217/
Ratte735,204/
Rotty731,360/
Ruter731,023/
Rater73719/
Rotea73708/
Reter73527/
Route73524/
Roote73448/
Roste73436/
Rotge73335/
Rohte73260/
Royte73247/
Rotes73169/
Rotre7376/
Rotie7360/
Rotey7341/
Rotep7341/
Rotee7327/
Roite7321/
Rotté7320/
Rotei7312/
Ruote7310/
Röter737/
Rotit735/
Roteh734/
Rotje732/
Räter732/
Rotez731/
Rhote731/
Rodte731/
Roted731/
Rotet731/
Routhier714,967/
Ratterre717/
Roschter716/
Roitherz716/
Rotherdt715/
Rossster715/
Routheir713/
Rottaire713/
Rautther713/
Roethier712/
Roysterr712/
Rosterdt712/
Rouhtier711/
Roehther711/
Rhuytter711/
Rosæther711/
Rooteire711/
Reuttger710/
Rosstere710/
Reuter6764,901/
Rather6741,960/
Ruiter679,872/
Rüther675,833/
Rauter675,091/
Ratier672,336/
Ruster672,145/
Rutere671,878/
Ruther671,740/
Rootes671,212/
Ruyter671,170/
Röther671,023/
Raster67762/
Räther67562/
Reeter67531/
Rattey67520/
Rattez67490/
Ratthe67402/
Ruhter67391/
Rattes67388/
Rether67387/
Routhe67354/
Rosted67330/
Rattie67327/
Rothes67299/
Routet67289/
Rattee67240/
Rothey67236/
Rahter67224/
Rutger67185/
Rattei67185/
Rochte67136/
Rattet67120/
Rutert67105/
Retier6788/
Rottha6787/
Ratert6786/
Ruotti6770/
Rödter6766/
Routti6765/
Rooste6754/
Rutterová6742/
Rühter6742/
Routie6738/
Rothje6738/
Rottaa6736/
Ruoste6732/
Ratehr6728/
Rautte6728/
Rostey6725/
Rothie6719/
Rodtes6719/
Rostea6717/
Rouste6716/
Rattre6715/
Raeter6713/
Rotherová6712/
Réther6712/
Rothea6710/
Rootei6710/
Rootje679/
Rostes679/
Rothed679/
Rote'e679/
Rothteich678/
Rhuter677/
Rottis676/
Rodted676/
Rhater675/
Ratteh675/
Rotheÿ675/
Roitti674/
Routre673/
Rguter673/
Rostei673/
Reteur673/
Roitei673/
Routeh673/
Roiterova673/
Routta672/
Rootjr672/
Roteth672/
Routee672/
Routey672/
Rhotes672/
Ratere672/
Rutier672/
Rattée672/
Reutte672/
Rotech672/
Rothet672/
Rosste672/
Rottip672/
Rotith671/
Rottai671/
Rottay671/
Rotthy671/
Rottio671/
Routea671/
Ruuter671/
Roteat671/
Ratdte671/
Roohte671/
Hreter671/
Rehter671/
Ratger671/
Razter671/
Rateir671/
Rostee671/
Rotehe671/
Rotheu671/
Roiste671/
Rūtere671/
Rötert671/
Roytta671/
Rrothe671/
Routei671/
Routge671/
Routté671/
Rotthi671/
Rottij671/
Rottoa671/
Rostyr671/
Rooschter671/
Roztti671/
Rattir671/
Ratted671/
Roothe670/
Routes670/
Rostet670/
Rhotea670/
Raterd670/
Roteet670/
Rettir670/
Radtte670/
Rothgeher670/

Rotter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rotter in the Russian language
Роттерrotter-

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