Schotte Surname

118,979th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Schotte Surname Definition:

(German, Dutch) One who carried goods for sale, a peddler; dweller near a sluice or floodgate; one who came from Scotland.

Schotte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7301:46,5356,095
Belgium1,1621:9,8941,418
Netherlands3821:44,2077,524
United States2611:1,388,73296,054
Sweden541:182,34712,605
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Canada441:837,40065,151
Australia421:642,75544,739
France391:1,703,147154,208
Mexico231:5,396,79230,197
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
England101:5,571,806158,774
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:418,48930,805

The alternate forms: Schotté (2) are calculated separately.

Schotte Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, Dutch) One who carried goods for sale, a peddler; dweller near a sluice or floodgate; one who came from Scotland.

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

Schotte Last Name Facts

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

Schotte is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Schotté. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schotte? popularity and diffusion

Schotte is the 118,979th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,886,011 people. The surname Schotte occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Schotte are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 1,730 people, or 1 in 46,535. In Germany Schotte is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 15 percent are found and Hesse, where 9 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 30 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 10 percent are found.

Schotte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schotte has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schotte surname grew 218 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schotte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schotte last name are 24.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.83% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schotte earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 17.39% more than the national average, earning $50,653 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.66% more than the national average, earning $58,459 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schotté952/
Schottey93110/
Schottes9358/
Schottie9325/
Schoette931/
Schottee931/
Schottte931/
Schottge931/
Scotte92829/
Schote92286/
Chotte92102/
Shotte9211/
Schoettie882/
Schoittge881/
Schatte861,096/
Shotter861,047/
Schoute86637/
Scottie86149/
Schotta8683/
Schoote8676/
Choutte8653/
Shottes8646/
Schotes8637/
Schätte8631/
Schoter8618/
Schette867/
Chotter867/
Schotti866/
Schoste866/
Scottee863/
Schotey862/
Schotty862/
Chhotte862/
Schotge862/
Schoete861/
Schuote861/
Scahtte861/
Shoutte861/
Schoite861/
Shoette860/
Shottie860/
Scoutte860/
Schothe860/
Chote831,429/
Shote83711/
Sotte83287/
Scote8327/
Schoster80259/
Schöttes80107/
Schattie8072/
Schätter8059/
Schöttge8052/
Schötter8044/
Schaette8020/
Scheutte802/
Schouter802/
Scheette801/
Schosted801/
Stchoute801/
Schoutes801/
Schattet801/
Schattey801/
Schoetti801/
Schottay801/
Schodter801/
Schottis801/
Shootter800/
Schuitte800/
Schettie800/
Schautte800/
Schuoter800/
Shette7746,756/
Scotti7726,114/
Chothe775,776/
Choute772,788/
Chatte772,689/
Scotta772,283/
Chhote772,153/
Sottie771,265/
Scotty77636/
Sotter77549/
Shatte77112/
Chotti77100/
Shoute7798/
Chotee7798/
Shoter7771/
Soette7757/
Shotei7754/
Choter7746/
Chotei7746/
Shotti7740/
Shoote7734/
Choite7733/
Sottet7730/
Shotta7722/
Chotes7722/
Shoteh7721/
Schoti7720/
Sgotte7718/
Chotej7717/
Scoote7716/
Chotey7715/
Shotey7714/
Shoste7712/
Scottá7712/
Schate7711/
Choote7711/
Shotie7711/
Sottes779/
Scatte778/
Soutte778/
Shotty777/
Scotie776/
Sotteu776/
Scotté776/
Scottj773/
Scoute773/
Chozte772/
Choste772/
Scette771/
Shoete771/
Shothe771/
Shotit771/
Sotted771/
Siotte771/
Scotee771/
Scotey771/
Scothe771/
Scottè771/
Choyte771/
Shotea771/
Schete771/
Shotes770/
Schouster75112/
Schochter7535/
Schauttet751/
Schooster751/
Schouteit751/
Schautter750/
Sote732,446/
Shooter712,980/
Soutter711,552/
Chatthe71722/
Shatter71555/
Schätti71495/
Chatter71435/
Schuite71397/
Shosted71300/
Chouter71286/
Chattey71188/
Schautteet71173/
Shouted71101/
Schatta7197/
Chottai7189/
Chouthe7189/
Schöter7187/
Choutet7186/
Schötta7180/
Sachter7171/
Shoster7158/
Schatti7158/
Schetty7153/
Chouteh7153/
Shootes7148/
Sachtje7146/
Chhotei7134/
Shettey7129/
Schetti7128/
Schoutheer7123/
Schadte7123/
Shouter7121/
Chatteh7120/
Shattes7118/
Sostter7117/
Szotter7117/
Choutee7114/
Schater7114/
Chhotey7113/
Schoety7112/
Schaate7112/
Shattie7110/
Choitee719/
Chattez717/
Chuoteh717/
Sachtep717/
Chhatte716/
Choutey716/
Chattee716/
Shottha716/
Chootep716/
Shoetey714/
Choster714/
Choytee714/
Chautte713/
Scoutti713/
Choutea713/
Shettee712/
Shoshte712/
Shachte712/
Shaette712/
Chhotee712/
Chhothe712/
Choutti712/
Schoiti712/
Chootey711/
Chhotti711/
Schaete711/
Schaute711/
Schauttest711/
Scheete711/
Scoitti711/
Scsotti711/
Shottis711/
Shettea711/
Shattey711/
Shatthe711/
Souttey711/
Chother711/
Chottis711/
Sochtje711/
Schates711/
Shoutey711/
Shouthe711/
Schouta711/
Schetey711/
Schäter711/
Schätty711/
Schötti711/
Choitty711/
Chooter711/
Chohtee711/
Chotyst711/
Chouste711/
Shotech711/
Chootty711/
Schoyti711/
Soetthe711/
Soottea711/
Shoiter711/
Shoutee711/
Shatteh711/
Sotthee711/
Choutit711/
Chotech711/
Choitti711/
Shother710/
Schatez710/
Shothes710/
Schatty710/
Schcate710/
Shattea710/
Choutes710/
Suotter710/
Schooty710/
Shastte710/
Schotha710/
Chate6722,270/
Shete6713,662/
Sette679,054/
Soete672,441/
Soter672,179/
Sotta671,923/
Sotes671,749/
Choti671,531/
Shate671,333/
Sotti671,109/
Shota67953/
Sotty67782/
Shoti67775/
Satte67723/
Sotea67406/
Scota67372/
Sothe67328/
Siote67249/
Soste67208/
Shachter67171/
Scoti67158/
Soute67124/
Shooster6791/
Sotie6788/
Soteh6771/
Zotte6769/
Schaetti6765/
Sotet6756/
Cehte6756/
Chooteea6752/
Sehte6750/
Sotee6747/
Scate6738/
Sotei6735/
Soote6732/
Sotez6728/
Sahte6726/
Shostedt6725/
Schautes6725/
Sohte6723/
Chouteas6722/
Sachthep6719/
Chouster6718/
Scoty6718/
Sgote6718/
Soite6717/
Chhootey6717/
Schaetty6715/
Sheththe6713/
Sachthey6712/
Suote6710/
Choothep6710/
Chhatter679/
Shouster679/
Schattis679/
Scoté678/
Schödter678/
Chaththe675/
Sotit675/
Chotthit675/
Schaster674/
Sotej674/
Sotey673/
Shoty673/
Scotá673/
Choté673/
Sotje672/
Sotep672/
Sotté672/
Soteu672/
Choithei671/
Chatteer671/
Schazter671/
Sotge671/
Shahatte671/
Soëte671/
Scheuteu671/
Szachtej671/
Chouttis671/
Scete671/
Shuoster671/
Shahtteh671/
Chatthey671/
Choostee671/
Choodtep671/
Soitteer670/
Soyte670/

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