Shutters Surname

518,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Shutters Surname User-submission:

Shutters comes from the Dutch word, schutters, which means 'to shoot'.

Shutters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5991:605,10749,190
India81:95,883,173728,828
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:444,41332,195

Shutters (14) may also be a first name.

Shutters Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Shutters comes from the Dutch word, schutters, which means 'to shoot'.

- maria24017

Shutters Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shutters is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shutters? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 518,137th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 11,585,924 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Shutters live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous given name worldwide, borne by 14 people.

The last name Shutters is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 599 people, or 1 in 605,107. In The United States Shutters is mostly found in: Indiana, where 18 percent are found, Georgia, where 8 percent are found and Iowa, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States Shutters occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Shutters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shutters has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shutters last name rose 530 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shutters Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shutters last name are 24.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.68% being registered with the party.

Shutters earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.97% less than the national average, earning $41,436 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schutters94454/
Sutters93253/
Shuters931/
Schutthers890/
Suitters8894/
Sautters8846/
Shuthers881/
Shusters881/
Soutters880/
Suters86375/
Schotters8274/
Schouters8262/
Schütters8238/
Schauters8215/
Schuiters821/
Schuthers820/
Suthers801,456/
Sueters80362/
Suiters80263/
Seuters80118/
Sauters8053/
Susters8013/
Souters803/
Suttors802/
Sutiers801/
Suyters800/
Sotters800/
Schoetters782/
Schussters781/
Southers751,689/
Sutherst75134/
Chouters7515/
Scitters758/
Shooters754/
Soutehrs751/
Sautiers751/
Sauthers750/
Sutherss750/
Southerst7136/
Zuters7113/
Sutars715/
Schieters711/
Sutors710/
Shoethers710/
Soeters671,349/
Sothers67147/
Zauters678/
Ceuters671/
Sooters671/
Suitors670/

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Shutters Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shutters
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