Given name & surname
Sutter
“from the southern town”
Sutter is a variant of Sutton. One English interpretation is “from the southern town.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sutter is a variant of Sutton. One English interpretation is “from the southern town.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sutter is a variant of Sutton. An origin associated with Sutton is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sutter through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 598
- 550 boys · 48 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 53 babies
- 2025
- 31
- #3,644 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 31 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,644 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 18.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 48 in 2019. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 425 as a first name in 2020; 9,250 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sutter’s family of names
Sutter has a related form in Sutton. In German usage, Sutter as a surname has a related form in SUTER.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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