Reuter Name Meaning
German:: derivative of Middle High German (ge)riute ‘clearing’ hence a topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing or an occupational name for a clearer of woodland. Reut(e) and Reit are frequent elements of placenames indicating location in a forest or former forest. unflattering nickname from Middle High German riutære ‘footpad highwayman’; later possibly an occupational name for a mounted soldier (see Reiter ).
Reiter Name Meaning
German:: occupational name for a mounted soldier or knight from Middle Low German rider Middle High German rīter ‘rider’. It is also found in some central European countries e.g. in Czechia and Slovenia. Compare Raiter . variant of Reuter habitational name for someone from any of various places in Germany and Austria called Reit or Reith (see Reith ).
Source:
Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames:
Reiter, Kreuter, Rester, Nester, Reiser, Reder, Reusser, Tretter
From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts