Schlueter Surname
Approximately 7,926 people bear this surname
Schlueter Surname Definition:
(German) One who worked as doorkeeper of a prison, a turnkey; one who came from Schluete, in Germany.
Read More About This SurnameSchlueter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,747 | 1:53,721 | 6,433 |
| Germany | 637 | 1:126,382 | 15,428 |
| Canada | 290 | 1:127,054 | 13,264 |
| Australia | 51 | 1:529,327 | 39,816 |
| Thailand | 41 | 1:1,722,886 | 219,200 |
| Brazil | 30 | 1:7,135,811 | 166,009 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 436 | 1:115,180 | 11,357 |
Schlueter (12) may also be a first name.
Schlueter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who worked as doorkeeper of a prison, a turnkey; one who came from Schluete, in Germany.
User-submitted Reference
The Name (in variant form) appeared in the 14th century in North Germany. The root relates to one who would guard the armory of a castle. Thus schlüssel is a 'key' and the schlüter a 'keeper of keys'.
The key is prominent in the symbol of Bremen, which is from where many Schlueters can trace their ancestry.
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Schlueter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schlueter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schlueter occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Schlueter? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 63,211th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 919,448 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Schlueter reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 12 people.
The last name Schlueter is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 6,747 people, or 1 in 53,721. In The United States Schlueter is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 16 percent are found, Illinois, where 11 percent are found and Minnesota, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.
Schlueter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Schlueter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schlueter surname rose 1,547 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Schlueter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Schlueter last name are 20.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.4% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Schlueter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.59% more than the national average, earning $44,700 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.09% more than the national average, earning $54,197 CAD per year.
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