The Soter surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 553 people carried this name — #39,717 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 526,300 people counted. That is down 1% from 556 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Soter surname
From the Greek personal name Σωτήριος (Sotírios).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Soter» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Poland’s population register
139 people named Soter have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 146 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 51 people named Soter.
Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Martinique.
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.
Who carried it
People named Soter,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ioan Soter 1927–1987 · high jumper -
Henricus Soter 1600–1645 · dean
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Nicholas A. Soter 1939– · dermatologist
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Steven Soter 1943– · screenwriter
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Philippe Soter 1948– · politician
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Paul Soter 1969– · screenwriter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Soter.
- Sorrel 259 · U.S. census
- Sorrenti 373 · U.S. census
- Sorrentino 4,956 · U.S. census
- Sory 258 · U.S. census
- Sosnowski 1,844 · U.S. census
- Sot 194 · U.S. census
- Soto 144,451 · U.S. census
- Sottile 1,415 · U.S. census
- Sotto 649 · U.S. census
- Sou 982 · U.S. census
- Souchet 132 · U.S. census
- Soucy 4,377 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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