Stater Family History

Stater Surname Meaning

English: occupational name from an unrecorded Middle English stater(er) ‘official in charge of a public weighing machine’ (Anglo-Norman French estatere ‘balance-beam').

English: variant of Stather, a habitational name probably from a locality on the River Trent formerly known as Stather (Old Norse stǫthvar ‘jetties, landing-places, wharves’) in the neighboring parishes of Burton upon Stather and Flixborough (Lincolnshire).

German (Stäter): variant of Stäte (see State).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Slater, Staver, Cater, Storer, Stager, Stauter, Stader, Staser, State, Staker

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5K	Member Trees

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Where is the Stater family from?

You can see how Stater families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Stater family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Stater families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 468 Stater families living in Lancashire. This was about 22% of all the recorded Stater's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Stater families in 1891.

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What did your Stater ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Stater. 38% of Stater men worked as a General labourer and 77% of Stater women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Stater were colliery deputy below and Housewife.

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General labourer

38%

Bricklayer

13%

hewer colliery heavy worker below

13%

colliery deputy below

13%

Unpaid domestic duties

77%

Private means

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

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Census Record

There are 23K census records available for the last name Stater. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Stater census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 1K immigration records available for the last name Stater. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 1K military records available for the last name Stater. For the veterans among your Stater ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Stater lifespan?

Between 1960 and 2004, in the United States, Stater life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1986. The average life expectancy for Stater in 1960 was 54, and 76 in 2004.

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Stater Surname Meaning

English: occupational name from an unrecorded Middle English stater(er) ‘official in charge of a public weighing machine’ (Anglo-Norman French estatere ‘balance-beam').

German (Stäter): variant of Stäte (see State).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Stater family from?

What did your Stater ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

38%

Bricklayer

13%

hewer colliery heavy worker below

13%

colliery deputy below

13%

Unpaid domestic duties

77%

Private means

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

What Stater family records will you find?

What is the average Stater lifespan?

Between 1960 and 2004, in the United States, Stater life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1986. The average life expectancy for Stater in 1960 was 54, and 76 in 2004.

Stater Family History

Stater Surname Meaning

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Stater Surname Meaning

42,000 record(s) for Stater

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Where is the Stater family from?

What did your Stater ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Stater family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Stater lifespan?

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