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Origins Available:
England

The name Cutter is Anglo-Saxon in origin. It was a name given to a person whose profession was the cutter. This surname was an ancient English occupational name that applied to those individuals who cut cloth and sold the pieces.

Early Origins of the Cutter family

The surname Cutter was first found in Dorset where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Cutter family

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Cutter Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Cutter include Cutter and others.

Early Notables of the Cutter family

Notables of this surname at this time include:

Sir John Cutter

Cutter Ranking

In the United States, the name Cutter is the 6,499^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Cutter migration to the United States +

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Cutter were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:

Cutter Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Cutter, who landed in New England in 1633 2
William Cutter who settled in Charles Town Massachusetts in 1637, was from Newcastle on Tyne in Northumberland
Elizabeth Cutter, who landed in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1640 2
Richard Cutter, who landed in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1641 2
Fra Cutter, who arrived in Virginia in 1653 2
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Cutter Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Isabell Cutter, who landed in Virginia in 1713 2

Cutter Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Cutter, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1844 2
M Cutter, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 2
J Cutter, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 2
W H Cutter, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 2

Cutter migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Cutter Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

John Cutter, aged 22, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1850 aboard the ship "Fatima" 3
George Cutter, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Gipsy Queen" in 1850 4

Cutter migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Cutter Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

M Cutter, who landed in Auckland, New Zealand in 1844

Contemporary Notables of the name Cutter (post 1700) +

Bowman Cutter, American economist, political thinker and businessman
Benjamin Cutter (1857-1910), American composer
George W. Cutter, American poet
Lise Cutter (b. 1959), American actress
Murray Cutter (1902-1983), American versatile Hollywood orchestrator
Stephanie Cutter (b. 1968), American Democratic Party operative
Christina "Kiki" Cutter (b. 1949), American world class alpine skier
Charles Ammi Cutter, important contributor to American library science, eponym of the "Cutter Expansive Classification system" used in the development of the Library of Congress
Ephraim Cutter, American politician, Delegate to Whig National Convention from Ohio, 1839 5
E. W. Cutter, American politician, Member of Minnesota State House of Representatives 4th District, 1866 5
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Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The barque FATIMA 1850, 521 tons. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850Fatima.htm
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) GIPSY QUEEN 1850. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850GipsyQueen.htm
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html