Sutters Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

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

Sutters Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from the name of a profession from the Middle Dutch word, sutter, which means 'sewer', 'tailor' or 'cobbler'.

Sutters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
England941:592,74535,632
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

Sutters Surname Meaning

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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Sutters Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sutters occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sutters? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,006,539th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Sutters reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Sutters is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 2,809,759. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Mississippi, where 15 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and West Virginia, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States Sutters occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 37 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 5 percent reside.

Sutters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sutters has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 193 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sutters Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Sutters surname is primarily Presbyterian (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sutters last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the party.

Sutters earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.25% less than the national average, earning $30,097 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shutters93629/
Suitters9394/
Sautters9346/
Soutters930/
Suters92375/
Schutters88454/
Suthers861,456/
Sueters86362/
Suiters86263/
Seuters86118/
Sauters8653/
Cutters8634/
Susters8613/
Souters863/
Suttors862/
Sutiers861/
Shuters861/
Sotters860/
Suyters860/
Schutthers820/
Southers801,689/
Sutherst80134/
Scitters808/
Sautiers801/
Soutehrs801/
Shuthers801/
Shusters801/
Sutherss800/
Sauthers800/
Zuters7713/
Sutars775/
Sutors770/
Cuters770/
Schotters7574/
Schouters7562/
Schütters7538/
Southerst7536/
Schauters7515/
Schuiters751/
Sousthers750/
Schuthers750/
Soeters711,349/
Cuthers71199/
Sothers71147/
Justers7120/
Zusters7112/
Zauters718/
Couters715/
Schoetters712/
Ceuters711/
Sooters711/
Schussters711/
Suitors710/
Cauters710/
Ceusters67889/
Cauthers67112/
Juchters6716/
Chouters6715/
Shooters674/
Couthers674/
Cuttirss672/
Scieters672/
Southars671/

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