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![Show Contents]() Sluter Surname History
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The name Sluter derived from the Middle Low German term "schlütter" meaning "doorkeeper." It is supposed that the name was originally occupational for the keeper of the supplies of a large household. Early Origins of the Sluter familyThe surname Sluter was first found in Bremen, where Henrich Sclutere was the first of the name on record, in 1311. Other early records include Johann Sluthere, who lived in Luebeck in 1344 and Frederic Slutere, who was Lord Mayor of Quedlinburg in 1349. Early History of the Sluter familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sluter research. Another 39 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1406, 1627, 1664, 1673, 1711 and 1714 are included under the topic Early Sluter History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sluter Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Schluder, Slutter, Schlutt, Schlutter, Schluther, Schluterman, Sluter, Sluyter, Schluether, Schluetter and many more. Early Notables of the Sluter familyNotables of the time included - Claus Sluter (d. 1406), Dutch sculptor, whose works survive to this day
 Sluter migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Sluter Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- John Sluter, who arrived in Maryland in 1661 1
Sluter Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Jacob Sluter, who was naturalized in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1822
- Jacob Sluter, who landed in Charleston, South Carolina in 1822 1
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Sluter migration to the United States 
