Sutter Surname
Approximately 34,806 people bear this surname
Sutter 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 SurnameSutter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,035 | 1:25,825 | 3,247 |
| Switzerland | 8,196 | 1:1,002 | 66 |
| Germany | 5,174 | 1:15,560 | 2,049 |
| France | 4,037 | 1:16,453 | 1,770 |
| Austria | 665 | 1:12,805 | 1,833 |
| Canada | 467 | 1:78,898 | 8,846 |
| Brazil | 448 | 1:477,844 | 18,073 |
| Argentina | 305 | 1:140,142 | 11,866 |
| Israel | 184 | 1:46,509 | 6,196 |
| Australia | 161 | 1:167,675 | 17,258 |
| England | 114 | 1:488,755 | 31,416 |
| Chile | 109 | 1:161,619 | 5,406 |
| Guatemala | 90 | 1:178,696 | 3,639 |
| Thailand | 88 | 1:802,708 | 129,613 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Netherlands | 58 | 1:291,158 | 35,264 |
| Belgium | 56 | 1:205,297 | 26,724 |
| Kenya | 55 | 1:839,635 | 32,298 |
| Scotland | 36 | 1:148,717 | 8,826 |
| Mexico | 35 | 1:3,546,463 | 24,778 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| Italy | 33 | 1:1,853,233 | 86,897 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| New Caledonia | 31 | 1:8,910 | 2,168 |
| Russia | 28 | 1:5,147,252 | 226,919 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Czechia | 24 | 1:443,061 | 48,767 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Spain | 22 | 1:2,125,093 | 54,547 |
| Poland | 17 | 1:2,235,809 | 104,965 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Ukraine | 16 | 1:2,845,168 | 170,459 |
| El Salvador | 15 | 1:422,926 | 2,747 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Liechtenstein | 2 | 1:19,189 | 1,439 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vatican City | 1 | 1:117 | 4 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 29 | 1:152,754 | 8,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 73 | 1:333,909 | 21,641 |
| Scotland | 64 | 1:58,488 | 3,746 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,963 | 1:25,583 | 3,157 |
The alternate forms: Sütter (10) & Suttér (1) are calculated separately.
Sutter (85) may also be a first name.
Sutter 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.
For Suter, q.v.
“Shoemaker” in Old English (Sutere). Also written as Soutter.
(English) One who made shoes, a shoemaker.
Anglo-Saxon sutere, from Latin sutor. A shoemaker. Still in use in Scotland.
A shoemaker, one who sews or stitches.
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'.
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Average Sutter Salary in
United States
$47,572 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sutter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sutter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sutter (Arabic: سوتر, Russian: Суттер) is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as: Sütter or Suttér. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sutter? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 16,020th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 209,376 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Sutter reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 85 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 14,035 people, or 1 in 25,825. In The United States Sutter is mostly concentrated in: California, where 11 percent live, Ohio, where 8 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 67 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 24 percent live and Germany, where 15 percent live.
Sutter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sutter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 715 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sutter Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (95%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Sutter surname are 11.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.44% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sutter earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.28% more than the national average, earning 499,324 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.41% less than the national average, earning R 148,740 per year; in United States they earn 10.25% more than the national average, earning $47,572 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.41% less than the national average, earning $46,994 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sutter Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sutter in the Russian language | ||
| Суттер | sutter | - |
| Sutter in the Arabic language | ||
| سوتر | swtr | - |
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