Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
SOUTER
There are approximately 3,408 people named Souter in the UK. That makes it the 2,967th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 54 are named Souter.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Related and similar surnames
SuterSutter
Soutter
Soutar
Seutter
Scuteri
Shuter
Scutari
Seuter
Scouter
Skuter
Scuter
Sceuter
Scoutter
Scutier
Scutter
Skeuter
Skooter
Scooter
Scowter
Sewter
Scouters
Seuters
Scuters
Scutiere
Scoutar
Sewtter
Scuitier
The Souter surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
SOUTER. SOUTAR. A-Sax. sniere, from Lat. sutor. A shoemaker. Still in use in Scotland.