Schreter Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Schreter Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) Schreter means “cutter of cloth,” the name taken by a tailor.

Schreter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Argentina771:555,10940,132
Austria461:185,11823,639
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
England91:6,190,895170,599
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

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

Schreter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) Schreter means “cutter of cloth,” the name taken by a tailor.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Schreter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schreter occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Schréter. Click here to see other potential spellings of Schreter.

How Common Is The Last Name Schreter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schreter is the 841,044th most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 22,286,073 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Schreter reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 2,323,455. In The United States Schreter is most common in: South Dakota, where 24 percent live, California, where 19 percent live and New York, where 13 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 24 percent live and Austria, where 14 percent live.

Schreter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schreter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schreter surname grew 2,229 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schreter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schreter surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schreter earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 25.1% more than the national average, earning $53,978 USD per year and in Canada they earn 103.74% more than the national average, earning $101,222 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schréter962/
Schroeter948,752/
Schreiter947,367/
Schretter94822/
Schraeter9434/
Schreuter9422/
Schrieter944/
Schreater942/
Schrether941/
Schrester940/
Schreeter940/
Shreter9385/
Screter931/
Schroedter891,147/
Schroetter89760/
Schreitter8977/
Schroether8924/
Schrietter894/
Schreither893/
Schröter8835,139/
Schroter881,239/
Shreyter88290/
Schrater8893/
Shreiter8852/
Shroeter8815/
Shretter8812/
Schriter8810/
Shredter881/
Chretter881/
Screater881/
Screeter881/
Chrester880/
Shrester880/
Creter86566/
Sreter8667/
Schreterová843/
Schrödter822,082/
Schrötter821,270/
Schrotter82494/
Schratter82380/
Schritter82310/
Schrodter82118/
Schröther8250/
Schrayter825/
Schraiter825/
Schroëter825/
Shroetter823/
Schrother822/
Schrister821/
Schroiter821/
Schrätter821/
Schrõtter821/
Schrather820/
Schryster820/
Szreter80570/
Cretter8053/
Creteer8016/
Shrater8016/
Shretre8010/
Schreiterová8010/
Sreeter808/
Shroter806/
Chriter805/
Schretterová804/
Creeter801/
Scriter801/
Sreiter801/
Sretter801/
Schretherová801/
Shryter800/
Crether800/
Shriter800/
Chryter800/
Schrichter781/
Schreitterová769/
Christer75702/
Szretter75136/
Szroeter7591/
Szreiter7538/
Shratter7532/
Chritter7522/
Creither7511/
Shryoter757/
Shraiter757/
Creather753/
Scritter751/
Shrister751/
Sraetier751/
Sreetier751/
Szrreter751/
Cretther750/
Chryster750/
Schrotir750/
Schröterová7426/
Schréterová741/
Criter7175/
Sréter7166/
Christher7119/
Šreter716/
Sriter714/
Shryodter713/
Chrysther711/
Srater711/
Sroter711/
Christear710/
Schrötterová7097/
Schritterová708/
Critter6752/
Croiter6723/
Szryter6719/
Szröter6718/
Craiter6713/
Cretoir6710/
Šretter679/
Cruiter678/
Christeher672/
Sritter672/
Szroter672/
Crayter670/

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