Suter Surname
Approximately 34,533 people bear this surname
Suter Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the souter,' i.e. shoemaker. Till lately in use in North England; compare Souter-gate in Tiverston, North Lancashire. (i.e. the shoemaker's road). 'Sowtare or cordewaner': Promptorium Parvulorum.
Read More About This SurnameSuter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 16,208 | 1:507 | 21 |
| United States | 7,894 | 1:45,916 | 5,594 |
| Kenya | 3,344 | 1:13,810 | 1,699 |
| Bangladesh | 1,352 | 1:117,867 | 4,824 |
| England | 1,334 | 1:41,768 | 5,350 |
| Australia | 1,044 | 1:25,858 | 3,520 |
| Canada | 536 | 1:68,742 | 7,900 |
| Germany | 316 | 1:254,764 | 27,480 |
| Argentina | 291 | 1:146,885 | 12,431 |
| France | 270 | 1:246,010 | 38,043 |
| South Africa | 220 | 1:246,262 | 25,099 |
| Wales | 207 | 1:14,949 | 1,631 |
| Brazil | 198 | 1:1,081,183 | 37,845 |
| India | 180 | 1:4,261,474 | 113,127 |
| Indonesia | 178 | 1:742,973 | 57,103 |
| New Zealand | 172 | 1:26,327 | 4,610 |
| Poland | 117 | 1:324,861 | 37,737 |
| Philippines | 79 | 1:1,281,496 | 97,319 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Netherlands | 49 | 1:344,636 | 38,971 |
| Thailand | 42 | 1:1,681,865 | 216,672 |
| Russia | 42 | 1:3,431,501 | 177,080 |
| Italy | 36 | 1:1,698,797 | 84,491 |
| Spain | 34 | 1:1,375,060 | 44,096 |
| Austria | 29 | 1:293,636 | 33,260 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Malaysia | 28 | 1:1,053,365 | 46,873 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| Mexico | 25 | 1:4,965,048 | 29,049 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| Chile | 18 | 1:978,693 | 19,774 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Liechtenstein | 8 | 1:4,797 | 618 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 25 | 1:177,195 | 8,871 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 836 | 1:29,157 | 3,933 |
| Scotland | 30 | 1:124,774 | 5,666 |
| Wales | 25 | 1:62,737 | 3,061 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,427 | 1:35,192 | 4,182 |
The alternate forms: Süter (185) & Šuter (2) are calculated separately.
Suter (532) may also be a first name.
Suter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the souter,' i.e. shoemaker. Till lately in use in North England; compare Souter-gate in Tiverston, North Lancashire. (i.e. the shoemaker's road). 'Sowtare or cordewaner': Promptorium Parvulorum.
'Sowters and shepherdes.' - Piers Plowman.
'Cesse (Cecilia), the souteresse.' ibid.
'Also, everych sowtere that maketh shon of newe rothes lether,': Usages of Winchester (English Gilds).
John le Suter, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William le Sutere, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Johannes de Morton, souter: 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Schether, souter: 1379: ibid.
Johannes Sowter, sutor, 1379: ibid.
Adam Souterson, souiert 1379: ibid.
Robert le Souter, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
David le Souter, ibid.
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the souter,' i.e. the shoemaker; v. Soutar.
Adam Wild, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Jordan Sutor, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Adam Sutor, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Matilda Sutor, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Isabel la Sutare, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
1803. Married — William Suter and Ann Williams: St. George, Hanover Square.
From the occupation of shoemaker, cobbler (ME. soutere from ON. sütare).
"Of that surname I neid nocht be nschomit For I con mak schone, butekins and buittis: Gif me the coppie of the king's cuittis, And ye sail se, richt sune, quhat I can do." Lindsay, Ane Satyre of the Thrie Esteaites, 3143-6. Roger Sutor held land in Dumfries, a. 1214 (Kelso, 11), and Kolin, son of Anegus the Souter, was present at the pleas held at Dull in Angus in 1264 (RPSA., p. 349). Bernard called Sutor had a charter of a house in the tenement of Drumelzier, c. 1300-20 (Hay, 7), Fynlai sutor was prepositus of Stirling, 1327, and in 1330 Symon sutor was prepositus of the burgh of Culan (ER., I, p. 67,271). Henry dictus Sutor held a land in Perth, 1375 (Milne, p. 35), Moricius Sutar ond Simo Sutar de Der (Deer) were charged with being forestallers in Aberdeen, 1402, and several other persons of the name are mentioned there about the same time (CRA., p. 382-385; CWA., p. 312; NSCM., I, p. 3). Reginald Sowtar was burgess of Glasgow, 1422 (LCD., p. 242), Thomas Suteur, a Scots ship owner, had a sofe conduct into England in 1438 (Bain, IV, 1110), ond Thomas Soutar obtoined from the abbot of Cupar the lease of a portion of the land of Muirton in 1457 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 235; II, p. 64). Duncan Seutter was tenant in Auchlyne under the bishop of Aberdeen, 1511 (REA., I, p. 363), and Johnne Soutare of Mont had a feu of part of the lands of Wester Banchreis in 1586 (Scon, p. 232). In 1460 some members of the house of Johnstone in Annandale assumed the name of Souter, in consequence of "some discontent," and settled in Perthshire. In August, 1663, by Act of Parliament, they were allowed to resume their ancient surname (APS., VII, p. 467). John Suitor, laborer in Ellon, and John Sutter, joiner there, were among the Jacobites of the '45. In some instances Souter is probably a translation of Grassick, which see. Patrick Southar in Strathdee in 1527 (Grant, III, p. 70). Sowtare 1464, Suttar 1633. Sir Thomas Urquhart relates as a tradition in his time (he died in 1660) that the two promontories of Cromarty, the "Soutars," were the work stools of two giants who supplied their comrades with shoes and buskins.
(Anglo-Latin) Shoemaker [Old English sútere, Latin sutor] Patrick le Suter.—Chesh. Chmbrlns. Accts., A.D. 1303-4.
See Souter.
Anglo-Saxon sutere, from Latin sutor. A shoemaker. Still in use in Scotland.
A shoemaker, one who sews or stitches.
Geoffry, Roger, Gerald Sutor, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Seven of the name 1198 (Ib.). Many in Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
User-submitted Reference
This surname is derived from the name of a profession from the Middle Dutch word, sutter, which means 'sewer', 'tailor' or 'cobbler'.
- omrieSuter Demographics
Average Male Suter Height
177.01 cm
Average Female Suter Height
161.59 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Suter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Suter Come From? nationality or country of origin
Suter (Hindi: सुतेर, Marathi: सुतेर, Russian: Сутер) is found in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Süter or Šuter. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Suter? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 16,131st most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 211,031 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Suter are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 44 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Suter is also the 365,707th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 532 people.
This surname is most common in Switzerland, where it is held by 16,208 people, or 1 in 507. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Aargau, where 26 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 23 percent live and Canton of Schwyz, where 9 percent live. Besides Switzerland it occurs in 77 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Kenya, where 10 percent live.
Suter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Suter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Suter surname increased 553 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 828 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 27 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Suter Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Suter surname is predominantly Presbyterian (48%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Suter are 21.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.92% registered with the political party.
The amount Suter earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.5% less than the national average, earning 264,736 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 55.02% more than the national average, earning R 368,376 per year; in United States they earn 3.26% more than the national average, earning $44,556 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.96% more than the national average, earning $51,152 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Suter Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Suter in the Hindi language | ||
| सुतेर | sutera | - |
| Suter in the Marathi language | ||
| सुतेर | sutera | 42.86 |
| सुतार | sutara | 42.86 |
| सुतर | sutara | 14.29 |
| Suter in the Russian language | ||
| Сутер | suter | - |
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