Shooter Surname

148,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,980 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

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.

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Shooter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1911:46,7835,882
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Australia3221:83,8389,718
United States2921:1,241,29887,773
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Iran1261:609,38533,721
South Africa701:773,96753,253
Canada601:614,09350,489
Ivory Coast291:795,56021,349
India201:38,353,269431,471
Wales191:162,87011,152
France141:4,744,480251,814
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
China61:227,886,92811,701
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4411:55,2736,578
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(1) “Archer” in Old English (Scoter). (2) “Gobbler” in Old French (Sutar). See Sutter.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Latin sutor, and Old English suter, a shoemaker.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Shooter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shooter is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shooter.

How Common Is The Last Name Shooter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shooter is the 148,377th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,445,485 people. The last name Shooter occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Shooter reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 687,834th most frequent given name in the world It is held by 176 people.

Shooter is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 1,191 people, or 1 in 46,783. In England it is most frequent in: Nottinghamshire, where 22 percent live, Derbyshire, where 13 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 10 percent live. Apart from England it exists in 50 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Shooter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shooter has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 270 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 942 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shooter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the 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 Democrats than The US average, with 64.91% being registered to vote for the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shooster9391/
Schooter9323/
Shootter930/
Sooter921,158/
Shoter9271/
Shoote9234/
Schooster881/
Shotter861,047/
Schoote8676/
Shoster8658/
Shootes8648/
Sooster8632/
Shouter8621/
Schoter8618/
Shotere8616/
Shoeter861/
Chooter861/
Shoiter861/
Shother860/
Soother860/
Soter832,179/
Shote83711/
Soote8332/
Schotter80655/
Schoster80259/
Schoeter8066/
Shouster809/
Schouter802/
Shoedter801/
Shoetter801/
Shoutier801/
Schodter801/
Shuoster801/
Schuoter800/
Shater7712,201/
Souter777,220/
Soster772,055/
Shuter771,232/
Sotter77549/
Schote77286/
Sotier77241/
Soeter77215/
Sother77153/
Shoute7798/
Sotere7766/
Shotei7754/
Zsoter7752/
Choter7746/
Soyter7742/
Sahter7741/
Soothe7735/
Shoota7722/
Shoteh7721/
Shotey7714/
Sootes7712/
Shoste7712/
Shotte7711/
Choote7711/
Shotie7711/
Sodter7710/
Shotre776/
Zooter773/
Sootee773/
Sotear773/
Shooty772/
Soiter772/
Sioter772/
Shooti772/
Szoter772/
Shothe771/
Soteer771/
Suoter771/
Sooteh771/
Shotea771/
Suhter771/
Sootie771/
Shotes770/
Schottert75221/
Schouster75112/
Schochter7535/
Schoetter7513/
Schoutier750/
Schoostir750/
Sote732,446/
Shuster719,782/
Schotte713,864/
Soutter711,552/
Shutter711,186/
Souster71640/
Schoute71637/
Shatter71555/
Shosted71300/
Chouter71286/
Soyster71212/
Soutier71176/
Shostyr71101/
Shouted71101/
Shather7197/
Schuter7196/
Sothier7173/
Sachter7171/
Schouteere7167/
Suchter7163/
Soister7162/
Sottier7149/
Shottes7146/
Schotes7137/
Shotire7130/
Schochtert7125/
Schoutheer7123/
Shaterr7122/
Soetter7120/
Soiteur7118/
Sostter7117/
Szotter7117/
Schater7114/
Sothear7113/
Szoster7110/
Zoother719/
Shaster718/
Shatear718/
Soutear717/
Chotter717/
Schoste716/
Chootep716/
Choster714/
Shaater714/
Shahter713/
Soehter713/
Shoshte712/
Shazter712/
Shauter712/
Siother712/
Schotey712/
Sotherd712/
Schotge712/
Shateer712/
Souyter711/
Chootey711/
Schuote711/
Shouterova711/
Shoutte711/
Sostear711/
Chother711/
Shudter711/
Soitier711/
Shoutey711/
Shouthe711/
Shoosti711/
Shotech711/
Schoite711/
Sahster711/
Soottea711/
Shootip711/
Shoutee711/
Sosteer711/
Shuther710/
Shuiter710/
Soothie710/
Shothes710/
Souteir710/
Shatger710/
Shadter710/
Shottie710/
Shuhter710/
Suotter710/
Sheuter710/
Schooty710/
Schothe710/
Schsoedter710/
Soutere710/
Suter6734,533/
Sater673,117/
Schutter672,710/
Sotir671,942/
Sotes671,749/
Chote671,429/
Shate671,333/
Schütter671,049/
Shota67953/
Shoti67775/
Sotea67406/
Sotre67381/
Sothe67328/
Sotte67287/
Siote67249/
Scheuter67227/
Soste67208/
Süter67185/
Shachter67171/
Soota67144/
Soute67124/
Schottey67110/
Schatter67107/
Seuchter6798/
Sotie6788/
Soteh6771/
Sooti6767/
Schottes6758/
Sotet6756/
Shuchter6755/
Chooteea6752/
Sotee6747/
Sotei6735/
Sotez6728/
Sahte6726/
Schottie6725/
Shostedt6725/
Sohte6723/
Sotyr6722/
Chouster6718/
Sgote6718/
Soite6717/
Chhootey6717/
Schotterová6713/
Szhuster6711/
Suote6710/
Choothep6710/
Souttere679/
Sóter678/
Schuyter677/
Shasther677/
Szuchter675/
Schaster674/
Sotej674/
Soterova673/
Sotey673/
Shoty673/
Sotje672/
Sheuster672/
Sotep672/
Zoote672/
Schuiter672/
Schuzter672/
Souterre672/
Sooty672/
Soteu672/
Saashter671/
Schazter671/
Schosted671/
Shatheer671/
Shauster671/
Sotge671/
Schoutes671/
Souttier671/
Šoter671/
Zoter671/
Sotér671/
Shahterh671/
Shoutair671/
Shuytter671/
Soëte671/
Schatier671/
Schottee671/
Schottte671/
Shusterh671/
Schottge671/
Schuhter671/
Sauhtier671/
Shuthier671/
Soodteep671/
Shashter671/
Shateerh671/
Choostee671/
Choodtep671/
Sotheard670/
Shuister670/
Soitteer670/
Shuither670/
Soyte670/
Shusster670/

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