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

The last name Schotte is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Schotté. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schotte? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schotte is the 118,979th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,886,011 people. Schotte is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Schotte reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

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

Schotte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schotte has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schotte last name rose 218 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 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 national average, with 70.83% being registered to vote for the political 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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