Reuter Family History
Reuter Name Meaning
German: derivative of Middle High German (ge)riute
‘clearing’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived in a
clearing or an occupational name for a clearer of woodland.
Reut(e) and Reit are frequent elements of place names,
indicating location in a forest or former forest.German:
derogatory nickname from Middle High German riutære
‘footpad’, ‘highwayman’; later, possibly an occupational name for a
mounted soldier (see Reiter).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Reuter Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Reuter families
 51 - 99  18 - 50 |
 1 - 17  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Reuter families
|
18 - 33 7 - 17 |
1 - 6 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Reuter families
|
2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Reuter census records
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Reuter Family Origin
Reuter Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Reuter
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Reuter Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Reuter census records
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Reuter Civil War Service Records
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