Futter

Futter Meaning & Origin

About Futter
The surname Futter is of English origin and is derived from the Middle English word "futere," meaning "to tread" or "to trample." It is believed to have been an occupational name for someone who worked as a fuller, a person who cleaned and thickened cloth by trampling on it in water. The surname Futter may have been given to individuals who were involved in the textile industry or had some association with the process of fulling cloth.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Futter is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Futter: 254
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 75,799
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Futter based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Futter is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FTR
🗽 NYSIIS
FA
🔊 Soundex
F0306
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F AH1 T ER0
🌐 IPA
/futter*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FTR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F360

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Futter in Braille

Here's how to represent Futter in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Futter in braille

How to sign the name Futter using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Futter using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Futter in sign language

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