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Etymology of Roiter

What does the name Roiter mean?

Since the number of Jewish families with the surname Roiter far exceeds the actual number of Jewish people likely to have had 'red hair' during the period of surname adoption, this name appears to be an Ashkenazic, ornamental name. Ornamental surnames are names that are not necessarily related to the localities, occupations, nicknames or given names of the first people who used the name.

Roiter Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rot, Roter, Roth, Roit, Roiter, Royter and many more.


Contemporary Notables of the name Roiter (post 1700) +

  • Fulvio Roiter (1926-2016), Italian photographer, Prix Nadar winner in 1956


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