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

Sutorius, 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 Sutorius surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sutorius in America

Sutorius is the 93513th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sutorius surname appeared 196 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Sutorius.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sutorius 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 Sutorius

The surname "SUTORIUS" is believed to have originated in ancient Rome, derived from the Latin word "sutor," which means "shoemaker" or "cobbler." The name likely emerged during the early centuries of the Roman Empire, when surnames were often associated with occupations or trades.

In ancient Rome, surnames were initially used only by the upper classes, but gradually spread to other social strata. The name SUTORIUS would have been given to individuals or families involved in the shoemaking trade, indicating their profession or lineage.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name SUTORIUS can be found in the writings of the Roman historian Tacitus, who mentions a certain Marcus Sutorius Priscus, a Roman praetor (a high-ranking magistrate) during the reign of Emperor Claudius in the 1st century AD.

During the Middle Ages, the name SUTORIUS underwent various spelling variations, such as Sutorious, Sutoris, and Suttor, as it spread across Europe. In England, the name took on the form of Sutter or Souter, reflecting the influence of Old English and Norman French.

In the 13th century, the Hundred Rolls of Bedfordshire, an ancient census record, mentions a John le Soutere, indicating the presence of the name in medieval England. Similarly, the Domesday Book, the great survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086, includes references to individuals with the surname Sutorius or its variants.

Notable individuals with the surname SUTORIUS throughout history include:

1. Marcus Sutorius Priscus (1st century AD), the Roman praetor mentioned by Tacitus.
2. John Sutter (1803-1880), a German-American settler and entrepreneur known for establishing Sutter's Fort in California during the 19th century.
3. Konrad Sutorius (1544-1604), a German composer and music theorist during the Renaissance period.
4. Johann Sutorius (1566-1629), a German theologian and author of the Protestant Reformation era.
5. Christoph Sutorius (1565-1644), a German lawyer and legal scholar who served as a professor at the University of Helmstedt.

The name SUTORIUS has also been associated with various place names, such as Sutorville, a town in Pennsylvania, and Sutors Creek, a stream in South Carolina, both of which likely derived their names from early settlers bearing the surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sutorius

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

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

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