Colter Last Name Facts and Heraldry

Ask a genealogist about Colter and the first name they will mention is Coulter. Its meaning, shared with Coulter, is “From Coulter”. Colter is listed among the recognised spellings of Coulter.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Colter with 3,705 bearers, at rank 8,843. That is enough to place it in the top 10,000 American surnames. French civil records give 142 births under the name Colter from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1981–1990.

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