Wolter is used as a family name or surname in England, Netherlands. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Wolter
No. of characters: 6
Origin: England, Netherlands
Meaning:

Descendant of Walter that means "rule, folk".

The lastname Wolter is the variant of Walters. Descendant of Walter meaning "rule, army".

Wolter is the form of the Watters. Descendant of Walter meaning "rule, army," the early pronunciation of the name; dweller near the stream or lake.

Family name is variant of Walter. A personal name of Teutonic origin, but not introduced in England until the Conquest. Walterus is common among the Domesday tenants. It has become the parent of several surnames, particularly Walters, Waterson, Fitz-Walter, Watt, Watts, Watson, Watkins, Watkinson, Watcock.

How popular is Wolter?

Wolter is common in Germany, United States, Brazil, Australia, France, Poland, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Canada, Denmark, Argentina, Tanzania, Sweden, Belgium, Switzerland, South Africa.

Wolter is ranked 11906 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Wolter bearers increased by 3.63 per cent in 2010 US census to 4511 since 2000, the surname slipped by 299 spots and ranked at 7384. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.7 96.78
Hispanic or Latino 1.6 1.01
Others 1.2 0.76
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.8 0.85
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.38 0.28
Black 0.33 0.32
Wolter is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany however Luxembourg lie ahead in terms of density. Around 47208 people have been found who wears Wolter as their family name. Wolter is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Wolter:
209 Germany34,903
Countries with thousands of Wolter:
6,703 United States6,448
6,146 Brazil1,344
Countries with hundreds of Wolter:
6,534 Australia510
21,255 France480
12,604 Poland468
6,457 Netherlands442
166 Luxembourg368
12,640 Canada307
1,901 Denmark295
18,124 Argentina194
23,787 Tanzania170
4,556 Sweden166
12,505 Belgium145
7,689 Switzerland132
38,276 South Africa119
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
10,271 Israel99
45,570 England64
10,843 New Zealand62
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
10,457 Chile46
355 Aruba42
16,038 Norway42
222,048 Thailand40
183,158 Indonesia39
83,030 Italy38
35,058 Austria27
54,547 Spain22
53,132 Papua New Guinea20
56,138 Czechia19
292,169 Russia18
14,974 Ecuador15
38,752 Hungary14
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
277,641 Nigeria10
36,567 Venezuela8
134,908 Malaysia8
50,495 Mexico7
2,387 Isle of Man7
11,702 China6
52,907 Kenya6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Carl Wolter hailed from Germany. 16 years old embarked for USA from Hamburg on Deutschland and arrived on June 21, 1852. Carl Wolter (52) Farmer, Christian Wolter, Louise Wolter (20), Therese Wolter, aged 18, Wilhelmine Wolter (53), Anna-Maria Wolter, Farmer Jacob Wolter, Christian Wolter, Christian Wolter (17), and 846 other Wolter around 46.63% of whom were farmer while others worked as blacksmith and merchant, tailor, servant, daughter, laborer, boot &, shoe maker, shoemaker, carpenter, butcher, saddler, joiner, clerk, brewer, smith, waiter, baker, miller, locksmith, gardener, student migrated to US from Hamburg, Rotterdam and Bremen.

Wolter Namesakes

  • Charlotte Wolter, Austrian actress, was born at Cologne
  • Michel Wolter, Luxembourgian politician
  • Hans Wolter, Wolter showed such a system could be produced using a combination of a paraboloid with either a hyperboloid or ellipsoid secondary
  • Sherilyn Wolter, American former actress
  • Horst Wolter, German former international footballer
  • Harry Wolter, professional baseball player
  • Mirko Wolter, speedway rider

Wolter Namesakes

  • Charlotte Wolter, Austrian actress, was born at Cologne
  • Michel Wolter, Luxembourgian politician
  • Hans Wolter, Wolter showed such a system could be produced using a combination of a paraboloid with either a hyperboloid or ellipsoid secondary
  • Sherilyn Wolter, American former actress
  • Horst Wolter, German former international footballer
  • Harry Wolter, professional baseball player
  • Mirko Wolter, speedway rider

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