Shooter Surname
Approximately 2,980 people bear this surname
Shooter Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the shooter,' one who got his living by shooting birds; compare Hunter, Todhunter, Fowler, &c.
Johannes Shoter, 1379: Poll Tax of
Willelmus Shoter, 1379: ibid.
Johanna Schoter, 1379: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameShooter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,191 | 1:46,783 | 5,882 |
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Australia | 322 | 1:83,838 | 9,718 |
| United States | 292 | 1:1,241,298 | 87,773 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Iran | 126 | 1:609,385 | 33,721 |
| South Africa | 70 | 1:773,967 | 53,253 |
| Canada | 60 | 1:614,093 | 50,489 |
| Ivory Coast | 29 | 1:795,560 | 21,349 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 441 | 1:55,273 | 6,578 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
Shooter (176) may also be a first name.
Shooter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the shooter,' one who got his living by shooting birds; compare Hunter, Todhunter, Fowler, &c.
Johannes Shoter, 1379: Poll Tax of
Willelmus Shoter, 1379: ibid.
Johanna Schoter, 1379: ibid.
Johannes Schewter, 1379: ibid.
784. Married — John Shuter and Ann Seller: St. George, Hanover Square.
(1) “Archer” in Old English (Scoter). (2) “Gobbler” in Old French (Sutar). See Sutter.
Latin sutor, and Old English suter, a shoemaker.
The same as Shuter, Sutor, Suter, Sutler, Soutar, Souter, Soutter, Sowter; from Old English water, a cobbler, shoemaker, from Anglo-Saxon sutere, L. sutor. Hence doubtless the U.S. name Shouter.
Shooter Demographics
Shooter Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Shooter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shooter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shooter occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shooter.
How Common Is The Last Name Shooter? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 148,377th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,445,485 people. The surname Shooter occurs mostly in Europe, where 42 percent of Shooter live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 41 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 687,834th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 176 people.
The surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 1,191 people, or 1 in 46,783. In England Shooter is mostly concentrated in: Nottinghamshire, where 22 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 13 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside. Barring England this surname exists in 50 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.
Shooter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Shooter has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Shooter surname expanded 270 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 942 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shooter Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Shooter last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Shooter last name are 11.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.91% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Shooter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.81% more than the national average, earning R 363,132 per year; in United States they earn 12.16% more than the national average, earning $48,396 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.36% less than the national average, earning $46,525 CAD per year.
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