Roter History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany
Israel

Etymology of Roter

What does the name Roter mean?

Since the number of Jewish families with the surname Roter far exceeds the actual number of Jewish people likely to have had 'red hair' during the period of surname adoption, this name appears to be an Ashkenazic, ornamental name. Ornamental surnames are names that are not necessarily related to the localities, occupations, nicknames or given names of the first people who used the name.

Roter Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rot, Roter, Roth, Roit, Roiter, Royter and many more.

Roter migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Roter Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jacob Roter, who settled in Philadelphia in 1750

Roter Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joh Heinr Roter, who landed in America in 1837 1

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)