Schreter Surname
Approximately 327 people bear this surname
Schreter Surname Definition:
(from an ancestor's occupation) Schreter means “cutter of cloth,” the name taken by a tailor.
Schreter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 156 | 1:2,323,455 | 144,218 |
| Argentina | 77 | 1:555,109 | 40,132 |
| Austria | 46 | 1:185,118 | 23,639 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
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.
Schreter Demographics
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Schreter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schreter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schreter is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Schréter. For other potential spellings of Schreter click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schreter? popularity and diffusion
It is the 841,044th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 22,286,073 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Schreter live; 55 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.
It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 2,323,455. In The United States it is most frequent in: South Dakota, where 24 percent are found, California, where 19 percent are found and New York, where 13 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 24 percent are found and Austria, where 14 percent are found.
Schreter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Schreter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schreter last name expanded 2,229 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Schreter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Schreter last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.55% 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.
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Footnotes
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