The schutter Surname
schutter Name Meaning and History
- North German (Schütter): occupational name for a guard, watchman or warden, from an agent derivative of Middle Low German schutten ‘to protect’. See also Schuetz.
- Dutch: occupational name for a bowman, subsequently a status name for a member of a marksman’s guild, Middle Dutch scut(t)ere. This was also an occupational name for an official who impounded stray cattle.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 12 - Messages: 36
| Thread | Author | Replies |
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 CFisher7267
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| Johan Fabritius Schutter/Martens/Van Goens/Hardt Aberson |
CHuender
| 10 |
| Schutter/Scales/Vetter/Lyons |
liveforavon
| 0 |
| Schutter ??? Michigan |
Napp8483
| 0 |
| Florence Louise Schutter b 1888 | William Dudley | 0 |
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CFisher7267
| 5 |
| Margaret Schutter, b 1834, Germany |
| 1 |
| Cousins/Walter Adeline Schutter siblings | Jeanne Schutter Chambers | 2 |
| SCHUTTER SURNAME | KAREN LEE SCHUTTER | 4 |
| Lydia Shutter (Ward) |
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