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The Schlichter surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 667 people carried this name — #34,073 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 434,800 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (665).

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What the name means

The meaning of the Schlichter surname

Occupational surname, borrowed from German Schlichter.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Schlichter» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 141 people named Schlichter.

5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 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

Born outside France 5
Bas-Rhin 86
Moselle 15
Doubs 10
Paris 9
Marne 3
Var 2
Seine-Maritime 2
Haut-Rhin 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Schlichter,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Walter Schlichter
    Walter Schlichter 1866–1944 · journalist
  • Alexander Schlichter
    Alexander Schlichter 1868–1940 · politician
  • Alexander Schlichter
    Alexander Schlichter 1868–1940 · politician
  • Christian Ludwig Schlichter 1705–1765 · teacher
  • Christian Schlichter 1777–1828 · politician
  • Christian Schlichter 1828–1883 · mayor

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

When the index is not enough

This page says where Schlichter is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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