Given name & surname

Rotter

“gang, team”

Rotter is a surname with more than one origin. It is used in English and Czech.

Original GermanRottmann

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a German surname, Rotter goes back to Middle High German rotte, meaning “gang, team.”

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Where it comes from

Rotter has more than one origin: as a German surname, it comes from Middle High German rotte; as a Slovene surname, it comes from Old High German rût.

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How it developed

From Middle High German rotte (“gang, team”).

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Rotter’s family of names

In German usage, Rotter as a surname has a related form in ROETTER. In English usage, Rotter as a surname has a related form in ROTHER. In German usage, Rotter as a surname has a related form in ROTT.

Walk Rotter’s family in the name graph

RotterRotherRottmannRottRutterRoetterRötter

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