Schroeter Surname

57,826th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,752 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Monaco

Schroeter Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Cutter [from Ger. schroten, Middle High German schrôten, O.H.Ger. scrôtan, to cut]

Schroeter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,0201:20,0262,647
United States2,3151:156,57016,008
Australia3281:82,3049,537
France3191:208,22232,359
Switzerland3151:26,0734,056
Canada2551:144,49314,820
South Africa1511:358,79332,710
Israel1371:62,4647,884
Thailand1291:547,58494,071
Poland1221:311,54736,785
Jamaica1211:23,7191,948
Brazil911:2,352,46572,498
Luxembourg881:6,597990
England881:633,16037,224
Argentina661:647,62745,225
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Laos161:411,770354
Austria151:567,69652,281
Ireland111:428,08515,694
Monaco101:3,707328
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Wales61:515,75523,171
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Norway61:857,04855,549
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
China31:455,773,85521,925
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1361:369,25527,873

The alternate forms: Schroëter (5) are calculated separately.

Schroeter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Cutter [from Ger. schroten, Middle High German schrôten, O.H.Ger. scrôtan, to cut]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Schroeter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schroeter is most common in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms: Schroëter. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schroeter? popularity and diffusion

Schroeter is the 57,826th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 832,672 people. The surname Schroeter is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Schroeter are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 4,020 people, or 1 in 20,026. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 7 percent live. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 50 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Schroeter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schroeter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,702 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schroeter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schroeter surname are 16.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.87% registered with the party.

The amount Schroeter earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.48% less than the national average, earning 320,179 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 153.96% more than the national average, earning R 603,504 per year; in United States they earn 9.84% more than the national average, earning $47,395 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.45% more than the national average, earning $56,864 CAD per year.

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