Sutter (surname)

Sutter

Pronunciation	SUH-ter
Language	German
Origin
Meaning	shoemaker
Region of origin	Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland
Other names
Variant forms	Suter, Sauter or Sautter

Sutter is a surname. According to one historical record, one original spelling was Sotter. ^[1]

People with this surname

• Alain Sutter (born 1968), Swiss footballer
• Allan Sutter (1914–1988), American Marine Corps Navy Cross recipient
• Beat Sutter (born 1962), Swiss footballer
• Bruce Sutter (1953–2022), American MLB relief pitcher and Baseball Hall of Famer
• Herb Sutter, C++ expert and author, secretary of the ISO/ANSI C++ standards committee
• Joe Sutter (1921–2016), an American aerospace engineer
• John Augustus Sutter, Sr. (1803–1880), Californian associated with the Gold Rush
• John Augustus Sutter, Jr. (1826–1897), U.S. Consul to Acapulco, Mexico, and founder and planner of the City of Sacramento, California
• Karin Keller-Sutter, Swiss politician
• Kurt Sutter, an American screenwriter and director
• Nicola Sutter (born 1995), Swiss footballer
• Merlin Sutter (born 1986), Swiss musician
• René Sutter (born 1966), Swiss footballer
• Ryan Sutter (born 1974), first "winner" of the TV show The Bachelorette
• Ueli Sutter (1947–2025), Swiss cyclist

Sutter family (sportspeople)

• Sutter family, a Canadian family that is one of the most famous in the National Hockey League
  • Brent Sutter (born 1962), NHL player for the New York Islanders and Chicago Blackhawks
    • Brandon Sutter (born 1989), hockey player and son of Brent
  • Brian Sutter (born 1956), NHL player for the St. Louis Blues
    • Shaun Sutter (born 1980), son of Brian; player in several minor leagues and Europe and now a major junior hockey coach
  • Darryl Sutter (born 1958), NHL player for the Chicago Blackhawks
    • Brett Sutter (born 1987), hockey player and son of Darryl
  • Duane Sutter (born 1960), NHL player for the New York Islanders and Chicago Blackhawks
  • Rich Sutter (born 1963), NHL player
  • Ron Sutter (born 1963), NHL player

Fictional characters

• Rebecca Sutter, fictional character played by Katie Findlay (List of How to Get Away with Murder characters)

See also

• DeSutter
• Suter
• Sutter (disambiguation) (other meanings)

References

1. Landis, Jacob B. (5 December 1913). "The Life and Work of Gen. John A. Sutter". Papers Read Before The Lancaster County Historical Society. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Lancaster Historical Society. p. 208 – via Internet Archive.