Explore the Family Name Zutter

The meaning of Zutter

Swiss German: variant of Sutter.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Zutter has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname dropped by 3.14 percent, from 89,549 in 2000 to 92,358 in 2010. However, interestingly, the actual count of people with the surname Zutter saw a modest increase of 3.65 percent during the same period, from 192 in 2000 to 199 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people remained unchanged at 0.07.

20002010Change
Rank#89,549#92,358-3.14%
Count1921993.65%
Proportion per 100k0.070.070%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zutter

In terms of ethnicity, the majority of individuals with the surname Zutter identified as White according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, approximately 97.92 percent claimed White ethnicity, which only slightly decreased to 96.48 percent by 2010. There seemed to be no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, from two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in both years. However, there was a small emergence of Hispanic identification within this surname group, which was non-existent in 2000 but reached 2.51 percent by 2010.

20002010Change
White97.92%96.48%-1.47%
Hispanic0%2.51%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%