Find out how popular the last name Cutrer is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Cutrer.

Cutrer, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Cutrer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cutrer in America

Cutrer is the 17958th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cutrer surname appeared 1,556 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Cutrer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cutrer to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Cutrer

The surname Cutrer originates from France and has its roots in the 16th century. It is believed to have been derived from the Old French word "coutrier," which referred to a maker or seller of knives or other cutting implements. The name was particularly prevalent in the northern regions of France, including Normandy and Brittany.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Cutrer can be found in the "Registre des Anciennes Familles de Normandie," a historical record of noble families in Normandy from the 16th century. The document mentions a certain Jean Cutrer, a skilled cutler who resided in the town of Rouen during the late 1500s.

In the 17th century, the Cutrer name appears in various parish records and tax rolls across northern France. For example, the baptismal records of the Saint-Étienne church in Caen, Normandy, mention the birth of a child named Pierre Cutrer in 1632 to parents Jacques and Marie Cutrer.

During the 18th century, the Cutrer family seemed to have established a presence in the region of Brittany. Historical records from the town of Rennes mention a wealthy merchant named Jean-Baptiste Cutrer, who lived from 1721 to 1798 and was known for his philanthropic endeavors.

As the name spread beyond France, it underwent various spelling variations, including Coutrier, Coutere, and Coutrier. In the 19th century, a notable figure bearing this surname was the French botanist and explorer Antoine Cutrer, born in 1812 in Lyon. He is renowned for his contributions to the study of flora in the French colonial territories of Africa and the West Indies.

Another historically significant individual with the Cutrer surname was Marie-Thérèse Cutrer, a French artist and sculptor who lived from 1845 to 1913. Her works were exhibited in renowned Parisian salons and are now part of the collections of several museums across France.

It is worth noting that the name Cutrer has also been associated with certain place names in France, such as the village of Coutriaux in the department of Eure-et-Loir, which likely derives from the same Old French root as the surname itself.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cutrer

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Cutrer.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Cutrer was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Cutrer has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Cutrer was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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