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

Suter, 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 Suter surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Suter in America

Suter is the 6072nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Suter surname appeared 5,648 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Suter.

We can also compare 2010 data for Suter 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 Suter

The surname "SUTER" is of German and Anglo-Saxon origin, derived from the Old English word "sutere" which means shoemaker or cobbler. It is believed to have originated in the 12th century when surnames were first adopted in Europe.

The name is first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, a manuscript record of a great survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror. The entry "Radulfus Suter" refers to a shoemaker named Ralph living in Oxfordshire.

In the 13th century, the name appears in various spellings such as "Soutere", "Souter", and "Sowter" in medieval records across England and Scotland. One notable early bearer was Robert Soutere, a burgess of Aberdeen, Scotland, mentioned in records from 1295.

The name was also found in Germany, where it was spelled "Schuster" or "Schuster", derived from the same root word meaning shoemaker. One of the earliest recorded German bearers was Henrich der Schuster, a resident of Nuremberg in the 14th century.

Some notable historical figures with the surname Suter include:

1. John Suter (c. 1505-1564), an English Protestant reformer and clergyman who served as the Dean of Winchester Cathedral.
2. Konrad Suter (1718-1772), a Swiss mathematician and physicist who made significant contributions to the study of comets and celestial mechanics.
3. Johann Rudolf Suter (1766-1827), a Swiss painter known for his landscapes and portraits, considered one of the leading artists of the Swiss Romantic movement.
4. William Suter (1798-1873), a British architect and civil engineer who designed several notable buildings in London, including the iconic Buckingham Palace.
5. Albert Suter (1851-1949), a Swiss botanist and explorer who conducted extensive research on the flora of South Africa and discovered numerous new plant species.

The surname Suter has also been associated with various place names, such as Suter's Creek and Suter's Mill in Virginia, USA, named after early settlers with this surname in the 18th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Suter

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

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 Suter 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 Suter 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 Suter was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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