Sluyter History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The name Sluyter 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 Sluyter family

The surname Sluyter 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 Sluyter family

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Sluyter Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Schluder, Slutter, Schlutt, Schlutter, Schluther, Schluterman, Sluter, Sluyter, Schluether, Schluetter and many more.

Early Notables of the Sluyter family

Notables of the time included

Willem Sluyter (1627-1673), German vicar and writer b ron in Eibergen

Sluyter migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sluyter Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Hendrick Sluyter, who landed in Maryland in 1666-1750 1
Peter Stuyter, follower of Jasper Danckaerts, a Friesland pietist, known as Labadists who founded a colony along the Bohemia River in what is now Maryland. c 1679-1680
Hendrick Sluyter, who was naturalized in Maryland in 1694

Contemporary Notables of the name Sluyter (post 1700) +

James S. Sluyter, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from New York County 10th District, 1857 2
Ross Edgar Sluyter, American architect, best known for his work on the United States Post Office Building, Herkimer, New York
Andrew Sluyter (b. 1958), American social scientist and Associate Professor in the Geography and Anthropology Department of the Louisiana State University
Onno Sluyter, Dutch production manager, known for his work on Stadtklinik (1995-1996)
Lidy Sluyter (b. 1960), Dutch actress, known for Duel in de diepte (1979), Muren van behang (1980) and Kinderfeestje (1981)

Citations +

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html