Shutter

See also: shutter

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

• Occupational surname for a marksman, from an agent derivative of Middle English shoten (“to shoot”).
• An Americanized spelling of Schutter.

Proper noun

Shutter (plural Shutters)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Shutter is the 36736^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 608 individuals. Shutter is most common among White (93.91%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shutter”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.