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United States Netter migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Netter Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Barbara Netter, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738 1
Netter Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Joseph Netter, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 1
  • Jacob Netter, who arrived in Tippecanoe County, Ind in 1848 1
  • John Netter, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1878 1
  • Eugenio Netter, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1880 1
  • Simon Netter, who landed in Mississippi in 1895 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Netter (post 1700) +

  • Nadine Netter (b. 1944), American silver medalist tennis player
  • Mildrette Netter (b. 1948), American gold medalist sprinter at the 1968 Olympic Games
  • Frank H. Netter (1906-1991), American medical illustrator and fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine
  • Douglas Netter (1921-2017), American film producer, founder of Netter Digital
  • William C. Netter, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952 2
  • James Netter, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Wayne, Michigan, 2003 2
  • Claude Netter (1924-2007), French gold and two-time silver Olympic foil fencer
  • Charles Netter (1826-1882), German Zionist leader


  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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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