English: possibly from Middle English cloutere,
clutere, an occupational name for a cobbler or patcher, from an
agent derivative of cloute, clut(e) ‘patch’.
Possibly an altered form of German
Klutterer, an occupational name for a traveling entertainer,
Middle High German kluterære, or a shortened form of
Klüttermann ‘clodhopper’, a nickname for a peasant.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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