The Schlueter surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,608 people carried this name — #7,238 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 64,100 people counted. That is up 6% from 4,346 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Schlueter surname

An occupational name for a gatekeeper or steward.

From a Middle Low German occupational name meaning “locker, gatekeeper; cellarer; keeper of stores; steward; parish warden”.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (de.wiktionary.org, the German edition) — entry «Schlüter», by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · translated from German and condensed.

In print

Schlueter in American newspapers,
1907–1927.

Newspaper page from The Falmouth Outlook carrying the name Schlueter
The Falmouth Outlook 1926-11-05
Newspaper page from The Falmouth Outlook carrying the name Schlueter
The Falmouth Outlook 1927-10-21
Newspaper page from The Aberdeen Democrat carrying the name Schlueter
The Aberdeen Democrat 1907-03-29

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,277 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Schlueter in Australian newspapers,
1900s–1990s.

136 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Schlueter. The most, 45, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 5.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 67
Victoria 27
ACT (Canberra) 20
New South Wales 9
Queensland 5
South Australia 4
Tasmania 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Schlueter.

Who carried it

People named Schlueter,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Dale Schlueter
    Dale Schlueter 1945–2014 · basketball player
  • Christian Schlueter 1767–1844 · Catholic theologian
  • Clyde F. Schlueter 1910–1978 · economist
  • Carol J. Schlueter 1948–1997 · theologian

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Schlueter,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,265 records

1,265 records of the Schlueter name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 868
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 125
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 125
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 68
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 45
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 32
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Herbert E. Schlueter

    Born 1918 in Ohio. Enlisted 1942 at Los Angeles, California; shipping clerk. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1992, buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Helene Schlueter

    Arrived at Baltimore in 1865 aboard the Johanne Wilhelmine from Bremen, aged 23; domestic. From Quakerbrueck, Hanover, Germany; bound for Baltimore.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Allen Francis Schlueter

    Born 1930; from Fredericksburg, Texas. U.S. Navy, damage controlman; killed in action 1951 in Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,265 records for Schlueter in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany11 records

11 records of the Schlueter name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Franz Schlueter

    From Bremen. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 3 July 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Heinrich Schlueter

    From Wacken, Rendsburg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 11 May 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Karl Schlueter

    From Dortmund. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 4 May 1916.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Schlueter in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Canada9 records

9 records of the Schlueter name in Canada
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 8
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Edward Schlueter

    Buried in 1990 at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Howard William Schlueter

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mrs.ida Schlueter

    Buried in 1970 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence

Showing 3 of 9 records for Schlueter in Canada.

Counts: Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia9 records

9 records of the Schlueter name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 7
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Auguste Schlueter

    Arrived in Victoria in 1904 aboard the Prinz Regent Luitpold, aged 25.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Florence Schlueter

    Of East Prahran, Victoria; died 1938.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Carl Laurence Schlueter

    Selected land at Roma, Queensland in 1912.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Schlueter in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Schlueter name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Wichart Schlueter

    Married in 1628 in Leeuwarden.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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