Schlueter - Schlüter
The Schlueter/Schlüter Name
My Schlueter family came from Lamspringe, Germany and arrived on October 23,
1863. Lamspringe is approximately 28.4 miles south of Hannover. They arrived
in New York on the ship "America" from Bremen, Germany with their four children.
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Schlueter: Locksmith or Keeper of the Keys. (1) North German: from Middle Low German sluter (an agent derivative of sluten 'to shut or lock'), an occupational name for a jailer or for a chatelain or steward in charge of the keys to the pantry and storerooms in a large household. (2)
(1) German American Names by George F. Jones, Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland.
(2) Ancestry.com Surname Meaning
