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Stater Family History

Stater Name 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

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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 1911 there were 43 Stater families living in Ontario. This was about 43% of all the recorded Stater's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Stater families in 1911.

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Census Records
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Passenger Lists
There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Stater. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.
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Draft Cards
There are 1,000 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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Census Records

There are 23,000 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.

Search Canadian census records for Stater

Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Stater. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

View all Stater immigration records

Draft Cards

There are 1,000 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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