DeSutter is derived from the Latin word ''sutor'' (shoemaker) and is widely used in

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. One could translate DeSutter as 'The Shoemaker'. The first record of the name is from the 13th century in

. DeSutters originated in the northernwestern parts of

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in the

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(Gent -

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) area near the

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, as well as in Northwestern

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. Variants include De Sutter, DeSoto, DeZuter, DeZutter and De Zutter. A majority of the DeSutters in

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are descended from people who moved there in the mid to late 19th and early 20th century. Most settled in the upper plain states of the Midwest (

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and the

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) for the vast farming lands as well as the Catholic mission work.

Notable people with this surname

Paula A. DeSutter Paula Adamo DeSutter (born 1958) was United States Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation from 2002 to 2009. DeSutter was educated at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, receiving a B.A. in political sci ...

, American Assistant Secretary of State 2002–2009 *Wayne DeSutter, American footballer with the

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* Tom De Sutter, Belgian football player *Chris DeZutter, American guitar player in the band Trenchmouth

Sources

*Minneota Chamber of Commerce
Ellis Island Heritage Foundation
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Notable people with this surname

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