Stater Surname

549,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Stater Surname Definition:

Robert Stater, prepositus of Berwick, witnessed gift of land to the Hospital of Soltre, c. 1250-66 (Soltre, p. 32), and Laurencius le Stater, son of Robertus le Stater, was burgess of Berwick, 1264 (Neubotle, p. 152).

Stater Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5071:714,90956,330
England211:2,653,24194,788
Trinidad and Tobago121:113,6657,200
Slovenia121:207,30615,422
France101:6,642,272293,169
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2881:174,37015,649

The alternate forms: Stäter (30) are calculated separately.

Stater Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Robert Stater, prepositus of Berwick, witnessed gift of land to the Hospital of Soltre, c. 1250-66 (Soltre, p. 32), and Laurencius le Stater, son of Robertus le Stater, was burgess of Berwick, 1264 (Neubotle, p. 152).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Stater Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stater occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant: Stäter. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stater? popularity and diffusion

It is the 549,140th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 12,521,557 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Stater are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 507 people, or 1 in 714,909. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 25 percent reside, Indiana, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside and Trinidad and Tobago, where 2 percent reside.

Stater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stater has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stater last name grew 176 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 30 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stater Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stater last name are 7.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.31% being registered with the political party.

Stater earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.35% more than the national average, earning $45,891 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stäter9430/
Stadter921,112/
Stauter92607/
Stather92605/
Statter92393/
Staeter929/
Stayter928/
Steater925/
Staster925/
Statier921/
Shtater921/
Statger920/
Staater920/
State9116,653/
Stadther86231/
Staudter86223/
Staedter8685/
Staetter8657/
Stautter863/
Staatier862/
Stauster861/
Stautear861/
Stauther861/
Staddter860/
Stachter860/
Steather860/
Steatter860/
Statteur860/
States833,559/
Staite831,079/
Stoter831,068/
Statie83905/
Stöter83778/
Stayte83358/
Steter83204/
Staate8365/
Stathe8324/
Staute8318/
Statte833/
Statir832/
Stateh832/
Statey831/
Stadte831/
Staste830/
Sthate830/
Statez830/
Statee830/
Stadtherr80376/
Stattherr801/
Stetter774,472/
Staudte77955/
Stotter77929/
Städter77779/
Stathes77273/
Stouter77178/
Steuter77175/
Stötter77122/
Stätter7794/
Stoeter7782/
Stother7764/
Stödter7763/
Stooter7756/
Steates7748/
Stodter7738/
Steeter7724/
Stedter779/
Staiteh779/
Staates776/
Staatge776/
Steiter774/
Statieh774/
Shtahte774/
Staatje773/
Stether772/
Stathea772/
Stotier771/
Stateas771/
Statees771/
Stateth771/
Stöhter771/
Shtoter771/
Stagyte771/
Statiej771/
Staytie771/
Steyter771/
Stayteh771/
Staitie771/
Stautez770/
Stadtes770/
Stastey770/
Statherová755/
Stati733,129/
Stata73467/
Stote73414/
Staty7391/
Ztate735/
Štate731/
Steudter71231/
Staitieh71211/
Stothert71208/
Stoedter71106/
Szteiter7141/
Statheas7130/
Stachtea7123/
Stoetter7118/
Stottier712/
Sttotter712/
Steetter712/
Stouterd712/
Stotherd711/
Staithes711/
Shtetter711/
Stteeter711/
Stettier711/
Štadther711/
Shteyter711/
Staigyte711/
Stoutert711/
Schteter710/
Steister710/
Steitter710/
Sthother710/
Stattest710/
Stodther710/
Stoute673,638/
Stathi671,648/
Staiti671,223/
Statti67411/
Statha67266/
Stauty67114/
Statis6788/
Statii6778/
Statyrova6772/
Stadtherrová6758/
Statirova6725/
Statyi6725/
Statiy6720/
Staita6719/
Stotte6716/
Statio6712/
Shtati6712/
Stodte6712/
Stathy6710/
Steute678/
Stajta676/
Stachteas675/
Stotes674/
Stadta674/
Šteter674/
Štoter674/
Stotie674/
Steudther673/
Stauti673/
Statui672/
Stoote672/
Steyte672/
Shtata672/
Statoy672/
Steaty671/
Stothe671/
Staata671/
Stauta671/
Staity671/
Stedtherr671/
Chtate671/
Stoite670/
Stoyte670/
Schteuter670/
Statta670/
Steite670/
Stotee670/
Steichter670/

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