The Botter surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 184 people carried this name — #98,553 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 1% from 182 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 119 people named Botter live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Mendoza.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 79 people named Botter.
27 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
28 people named Botter live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Botter in American newspapers,
1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 28,126 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Botter,
with a public archive behind them.
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Abraham Botter 1791–1845 · civil servant
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Kornelis Marinus Antonie Botter 1838–1901 · military officer
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Mario Botter 1896–1978 · painter
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Mario Botter 1896–1978 · painter
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Emilio da Cavaso 1912–1987 · missionary
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Emilio da Cavaso 1912–1987 · missionary
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Botter.
- Bott 6,029 · U.S. census
- Botta 1,558 · U.S. census
- Bottalico 186 · U.S. census
- Bottaro 322 · U.S. census
- Bottazzi 132 · U.S. census
- Botte 338 · U.S. census
- Bottex 108 · U.S. census
- Botti 1,036 · U.S. census
- Bottin 133 · U.S. census
- Bottinelli 131 · U.S. census
- Bottini 569 · U.S. census
- Bottino 475 · U.S. census
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