Schroter Surname

305,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Schroter Surname Definition:

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

Schroter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
United States2421:1,497,764102,032
Canada1701:216,73920,919
Brazil1201:1,783,95357,833
Argentina1011:423,20232,207
Australia781:346,09929,260
Germany701:1,150,07875,714
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
England231:2,422,52489,093
Paraguay151:482,4506,463
France151:4,428,181244,602
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

The alternate forms: Schröter (35,139) & Schróter (2) are calculated separately.

Schroter 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

(German) One who made garments, a tailor; one who drove a dray, a drayman.

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

Schroter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schroter is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Schröter or Schróter. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schroter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 305,423rd most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 5,881,797 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Schroter are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 32 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Schroter is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Besides Sri Lanka it is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.

Schroter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schroter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schroter last name rose 733 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schroter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Lutheran (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Schroter surname are 11.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58% being registered with the party.

The amount Schroter earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 12.43% less than the national average, earning R 208,092 per year; in United States they earn 10.68% more than the national average, earning $47,758 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.37% more than the national average, earning $56,824 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schröter9635,139/
Schróter962/
Schroeter948,752/
Schrotter94494/
Schrodter94118/
Schrouter9412/
Schroëter945/
Schrother942/
Schroiter941/
Schrooter941/
Schrote9387/
Shroter936/
Schroedter891,147/
Schroetter89760/
Schroether8924/
Schrouther890/
Schroutter890/
Schreter88327/
Schrater8893/
Schrothe8821/
Schroote8815/
Shroeter8815/
Schruter882/
Schréter882/
Shcroter881/
Schrãter881/
Schrüter881/
Schrotte880/
Chroster880/
Schrotir880/
Schroute880/
Shrote86750/
Croter8617/
Scrote867/
Sroter861/
Schroterová843/
Schrödter822,082/
Schrötter821,270/
Schretter82822/
Schratter82380/
Schröther8250/
Schraeter8234/
Schreuter8222/
Schrottge8219/
Scrouther824/
Shroetter823/
Schrauter823/
Chrouster821/
Schruster821/
Schrätter821/
Schródter821/
Schrõtter821/
Schrether821/
Schrather820/
Schrutger820/
Schreeter820/
Crouter80330/
Crother80122/
Shreter8085/
Shrotre8046/
Croiter8023/
Shrater8016/
Crotter8015/
Shrotey8015/
Schrotterová808/
Scrater803/
Schrotterova803/
Szroter802/
Srother801/
Schrota801/
Shruter800/
Shrotes800/
Shroute800/
Scruter800/
Croteer800/
Crooter800/
Schrate800/
Crote7760/
Srote7726/
Crouther75281/
Szroeter7591/
Shratter7532/
Shruster7526/
Schrotta7518/
Schrotti7516/
Shretter7512/
Shredter751/
Chraster751/
Scrutter750/
Shraster750/
Schrothy750/
Schröterová7426/
Crater712,600/
Shroti71667/
Crotte71318/
Croote71199/
Sreter7167/
Sréter7166/
Shrota7136/
Cruter7136/
Srotyr7118/
Chrate7117/
Sroute7117/
Shroty716/
Shrate716/
Crothe714/
Crotea713/
Srotir713/
Scrate711/
Srotre711/
Srater711/
Schrottys711/
Sroyte711/
Shrachter710/
Crohte710/
Crotey710/
Schrötterová7097/
Szreter67570/
Croutte67142/
Shrouti6758/
Shrotiy6736/
Szröter6718/
Crottey6717/
Chrhate6710/
Sreeter678/
Cruiter678/
Shrouty677/
Shrotai672/
Chraste671/
Chratey671/
Craterr671/
Cratter671/
Shrothi671/
Shrotip671/
Sretter671/
Sroutir671/
Crauter670/
Crutter670/
Croythe670/
Shrodty670/

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