Schroter Surname
Approximately 1,239 people bear this surname
Schroter Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Cutter [from Ger. schroten, Middle High German schrôten, O.H.Ger. scrôtan, to cut]
Schroter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| United States | 242 | 1:1,497,764 | 102,032 |
| Canada | 170 | 1:216,739 | 20,919 |
| Brazil | 120 | 1:1,783,953 | 57,833 |
| Argentina | 101 | 1:423,202 | 32,207 |
| Australia | 78 | 1:346,099 | 29,260 |
| Germany | 70 | 1:1,150,078 | 75,714 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Paraguay | 15 | 1:482,450 | 6,463 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33 | 1:1,521,778 | 81,120 |
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]
(German) One who made garments, a tailor; one who drove a dray, a drayman.
Schroter Demographics
Average Schroter Salary in
United States
$47,758 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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Footnotes
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