The Schroeter surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,652 people carried this name — #17,151 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 178,600 people counted. That is up 9% from 1,522 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
147 people named Schroeter live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Fribourg.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 115 people named Schroeter.
11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 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
52 people named Schroeter have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 73 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
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 36 people named Schroeter 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 Buenos Aires Province.
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.
Who carried it
People named Schroeter,
with a public archive behind them.
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Nicolaus Schroeter d. 1467 · tailor
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Heinrich Ernst Schroeter d. 1910 · botanist
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Paul Christoph Schroeter 1686–1754 · advocate
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Rebecca Schroeter 1751–1826 · composer
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Rebecca Schroeter 1751–1826 · composer
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Johann Gottfried Wilhelm Schroeter 1773–1844 · pastor
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Schroeter.
- Schreiner 8,152 · U.S. census
- Schrepel 182 · U.S. census
- Schrepfer 330 · U.S. census
- Schreyer 653 · U.S. census
- Schroder 5,325 · U.S. census
- Schroeder 67,977 · U.S. census
- Schroetter 115 · U.S. census
- Schroll 1,162 · U.S. census
- Schroth 1,775 · U.S. census
- Schubert 12,629 · U.S. census
- Schuck 4,181 · U.S. census
- Schueller 2,410 · U.S. census
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