Schetter Family History
Schetter Name Meaning
South German: metonymic occupational name for someone who sold fine fabric from Middle High German scheter ‘fine shiny linen’. In some cases it may have been a nickname for an extravagant dresser. North German: occupational name for an appraiser from Middle Low German scheten ‘to gauge appraise’ + the agent suffix -er.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022