Suter Surname Guide

Spelled Suter, the surname still points back to Sutter. Name scholars give the meaning as “A shoemaker or cobbler”.

Suter and Sutter

Without the “t” of Sutter, Suter is a simpler written form of the same name. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. You may also find the name written Satter.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Suter surname had 5,648 bearers. French civil records give 436 births under the name Suter from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1951–1960.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Sutter surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

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