Explore the Family Name Schuetter

The meaning of Schuetter

North German (Schütter): see Schutter.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Schuetter in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Schuetter has seen a slight dip in popularity over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked 71,610th in terms of popularity among all surnames. By 2010, its rank had fallen to 74,141st, marking a decrease of 3.53%. Despite this decline in rank, the number of individuals with the Schuetter surname actually increased from 254 in 2000 to 261 in 2010, indicating a growth of 2.76%. The proportion of people named Schuetter per 100,000 remained consistent at 0.09 both in 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#71,610	#74,141	-3.53%
Count	254	261	2.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schuetter

Concerning ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Schuetter surname between 2000 and 2010. While the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White in both years (90.55% in 2000 and 87.74% in 2010), there was a slight drop of 3.10% in this group over the decade. The percentage of Schuetters identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw an increase from 3.94% to 5.36%, a rise of 36.04%. Furthermore, the Schuetter surname appeared among the Asian/Pacific Islander group for the first time in 2010 with a representation of 2.68%. There was also a decrease in those identifying as two or more races from 4.33% to 3.07%. The surname had no representation within the Black and Hispanic groups in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.55%	87.74%	-3.1%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	3.94%	5.36%	36.04%
Two or More Races	4.33%	3.07%	-29.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.68%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%