Schluter Surname

115,877th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iceland

Schluter Surname Definition:

(German) One who worked as doorkeeper of a prison, a turnkey; one who came from Schluete, in Germany.

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Schluter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2371:162,02916,490
Australia4771:56,5956,903
Brazil3831:558,94120,909
Netherlands3781:44,6757,603
South Africa1061:511,11041,270
Canada731:504,73442,927
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
England371:1,505,89364,828
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Denmark261:217,10417,438
France211:3,162,987209,042
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2991:167,95515,192

The alternate forms: Schlüter (36,866) are calculated separately.

Schluter 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.

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

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.

- dschlueter

Schluter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schluter is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Schlüter. Click here to see other potential spellings of Schluter.

How Common Is The Last Name Schluter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schluter is the 115,877th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,830,122 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Schluter are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,237 people, or 1 in 162,029. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 10 percent are found, Illinois, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 37 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 12 percent are found and Brazil, where 10 percent are found.

Schluter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schluter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 748 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 285 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schluter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schluter surname are 18.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.45% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schluter earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.59% more than the national average, earning 361,970 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 174.18% more than the national average, earning R 651,552 per year; in United States they earn 10.43% more than the national average, earning $47,649 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.37% less than the national average, earning $47,014 CAD per year.

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