Sloter History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Etymology of Sloter

What does the name Sloter mean?

The name Sloter 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 Sloter family

The surname Sloter 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 Sloter family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sloter research. Another 39 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1406, 1627, 1664, 1673, 1711 and 1714 are included under the topic Early Sloter History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Sloter 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 Sloter family

Claus Sluter (d. 1406), Dutch sculptor, whose works survive to this day; Willem Sluyter (1627-1673), German vicar and writer b ron in Eibergen; Andreas Schlueter (1664-1714), a German...
Another 27 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Sloter Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Sloter migration to the United States +

Sloter Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Henry Sloter, who arrived in Iroquois County, Illinois in 1888 1

Sources +

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)