Sutter means cobbler or shoemaker — from the Germanic. Sutter's Mill IS where the California Gold Rush began — the most transformative event in American history. Two syllables of the Gold-Rush-beginning, the most transformative, and Germanic cobbler.
Sutter's Mill IS where the Gold Rush BEGAN.The most transformative American event.Two syllables with a strong, Germanic sound: SUT-er.Sut and Ter are both embedded.The most directly Gold-Rush name.
Sutter's Mill IS where the California Gold Rush began — the most transformative American event.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Germanic; Sutter's Mill (1848).
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Today
Sutter remains a beloved choice, ranking #3443 in the US. 567 babies have been named Sutter since 1995.
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How popular is Sutter?
2019peak year
Today, Sutter is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #3443), with only about 39 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2019, 48 babies were given the name (ranked #2689 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Sutter has been declining in recent years. In all, around 567 babies have been registered as Sutter since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Sutter's Life Path 5 is the adventurer's number — Gold Rush adventure. People named Sutter tend to be strong, transformative, and gifted at being where the Gold Rush began.
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Where Gold Rush began
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Most-transformative
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California
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Strong-Germanic
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Sut-Ter cobbler
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T2
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R9
Sum: 22 → Life path 4
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Personality of Sutter
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Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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