Roter Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Anyone researching Roter should also look under Rother. Its meaning, shared with Rother, is “Red-haired”.

Without the “h” of Rother, Roter is a simpler written form of the same name. You may also find the name written Rotter.

Roter sounds close to Röder and Ruter, so it can help to search both.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Roter, so the heraldry linked to Rother is a starting point, not an automatic right. Research your Roter family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.