Sutor Surname

124,037th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Poland

Sutor Surname Definition:

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.

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Sutor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0971:73,3879,281
United States1,0711:338,43030,515
Poland9181:41,4046,486
England1871:297,95822,741
Canada1091:338,03330,736
Australia911:296,65626,074
Slovakia381:140,43325,488
Philippines321:3,163,694143,904
France231:2,887,944200,772
Austria231:370,23639,193
Hungary151:654,41837,235
India151:51,137,692512,385
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Norway71:734,61250,907
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
Scotland271:138,6386,001
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:358,70527,299

The alternate forms: Šutor (52), Sutór (11), Sútor (1) & Šútor (204) are calculated separately.

Sutor (39) may also be a first name.

Sutor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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.

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

(Anglo-Latin) Shoemaker [Old English sútere, Latin sutor] Patrick le Suter.—Chesh. Chmbrlns. Accts., A.D. 1303-4.

See Souter.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Latin A shoemaker. See Souter.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A shoemaker, one who sews or stitches.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Sutor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sutor (Hindi: सुतोर्, Marathi: सुतोर, Russian: Сутор) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Šutor, Sutór, Sútor or Šútor. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sutor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 124,037th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,981,927 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Sutor are found; 32 percent are found in North America and 32 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sutor is also the 1,637,361st most frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 39 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 1,097 people, or 1 in 73,387. In Germany Sutor is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 34 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 14 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Poland, where 25 percent are found.

Sutor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sutor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sutor last name rose 765 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 435 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sutor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sutor last name are 13.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Sutor earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.8% more than the national average, earning $46,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.99% more than the national average, earning $52,160 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šutor9352/
Sutór9311/
Sútor931/
Suitor911,602/
Suttor91513/
Szutor91481/
Sutour91220/
Soutor9176/
Suthor9130/
Suetor9110/
Sustor911/
Sutorz911/
Shutor911/
Suutor911/
Sautor910/
Šútor87204/
Sautour83541/
Suttorp83375/
Szuttor8336/
Suittor8313/
Sauttor831/
Siuttor831/
Soutoir831/
Soutour831/
Szustor831/
Shuttor830/
Suttore830/
Shustor830/
Suthord830/
Suttour830/
Sutar80261,359/
Cutor80713/
Sotor80493/
Sutur80114/
Jutor801/
Zutor800/
Sutorova7733/
Sutorová7715/
Soutorth774/
Szusztor772/
Shuthoor771/
Southord771/
Shoutour771/
Schustor770/
Sauthord770/
Suthar73109,775/
Soutar733,679/
Sutare732,015/
Suttar731,040/
Sustar73472/
Shitor73281/
Shutar7380/
Scutar7367/
Sautar7358/
Sutaar7354/
Sottor7330/
Coutor7322/
Jutoor7320/
Suture7320/
Sutarz7319/
Soetor7314/
Suttur7312/
Szutar7312/
Suytar7312/
Szútor739/
Shutur737/
Suthur736/
Suitar736/
Chutor735/
Sautur735/
Suutar735/
Sutarr734/
Sutart734/
Suhtar734/
Suštar734/
Sothor734/
Shotor733/
Justor732/
Soutur732/
Sutahr732/
Sutard732/
Szotor732/
Sutasr731/
Sotojr731/
Šuttor731/
Sotohr731/
Sotour731/
Sudtar731/
Cutour730/
Seutar730/
Cuttor730/
Soutorová7118/
Szutorová713/
Sutourová711/
Suttorová711/
Shoutar671,620/
Sauteur67594/
Suthard67558/
Shustur67130/
Suttarp6755/
Sautard6749/
Chhutor6746/
Souttar6740/
Suthare6735/
Suithar6731/
Sustare6728/
Sutahar6726/
Sautare6717/
Susztar6715/
Shustar6715/
Suthaar6714/
Soutart6712/
Suttare6712/
Suuthar6711/
Shutare6710/
Sutaare678/
Shuthar676/
Coutour675/
Shuttar674/
Soutard674/
Soustar674/
Shutaur673/
Southar672/
Soudtar672/
Sutarre672/
Cautour672/
Sauthur671/
Sauttar671/
Chutoor671/
Shutart671/
Shuthur671/
Suthhar671/
Souture671/
Seuthar671/
Suchtar671/
Sautart671/
Scoutar671/
Szustar671/
Coutoir671/
Sootore671/
Suthgar671/
Suttard670/
Schitor670/
Suitard670/
Cauthor670/
Schutar670/

Sutor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sutor in the Marathi language
सुतोरsutora-
Sutor in the Hindi language
सुतोर्sutor50
सुतोरsutora50
Sutor in the Russian language
Суторsutor-

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