Slutz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Slutz

What does the name Slutz mean?

The name Slutz 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 Slutz family

The surname Slutz 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 Slutz family

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

Slutz 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 Slutz 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...
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Migration of the Slutz family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Andreas Schlueter, a German mercenary soldier, who served under the British in the American Revolution, Wilhelmine Schluetter, age 8; who arrived in New York city from Bremen in 1870.

Contemporary Notables of the name Slutz (post 1700) +

W. H. Slutz, American Republican politician, Candidate for West Virginia State House of Delegates from Cabell County, 1940, 1944, 1946 1

Sources +

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