The Lauter surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 593 people carried this name — #37,544 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 500,000 people counted. That is down 1% from 601 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 57 people named Lauter.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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 Poland’s population register
53 people named Lauter have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 74 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Warmian-Masurian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 24 people named Lauter 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 Misiones.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 22 people named Lauter live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Lauter,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ants Lauter 1894–1973 · actor -
Ants Lauter 1894–1973 · actor
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Ants Lauter 1894–1973 · actor
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Harry Lauter 1914–1990 · actor -
Wilhelm Florentin Lauter 1821–1892 · politician
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Wilhelm Lauter 1847–1917 · architect
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Lauter.
- Laurin 1,303 · U.S. census
- Lauro 1,730 · U.S. census
- Lauron 189 · U.S. census
- Laury 1,375 · U.S. census
- Laus 241 · U.S. census
- Laut 273 · U.S. census
- Lauterbach 1,954 · U.S. census
- Lauth 978 · U.S. census
- Lauture 600 · U.S. census
- Lauvray 129 · U.S. census
- Lauwers 305 · U.S. census
- Laux 4,176 · U.S. census
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