Schröter (surname)

Schröter or Schroeter is a German surname, a variant of Schröder (in Silesia Saxony and Thuringia ). It may also be written without diacritics as Schroter. It is an occupational name for a cloth cutter or tailor. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Adam Schröter (c. 1525 – c. 1572), Silesian humanist, poet, and alchemist
 * Albrecht Schröter (born 1955), German politician
 * Carl Joseph Schröter (1855–1939), Swiss botanist
 * Charles Schroeter (1837–1921), American soldier
 * Corona Schröter (1751–1802), German actress and singer
 * Erich Schröter (1904–1942), German military officer
 * Eva Bulling-Schröter (born 1956), German politician
 * Felix Schröter (born 1996), German footballer
 * Günter Schröter (1927–2016), German footballer and coach
 * Harm G. Schroeter (active from 1981), Norwegian academic in economic history
 * Heide Schröter (active 1967), West German slalom canoeist
 * Heinrich Schröter (1829–92), German mathematician
 * Horst von Schroeter (1919–2006), German U-boat commander
 * Jens Fredrik Schroeter (1857–1927), Norwegian astronomer
 * Johann Hieronymus Schröter (1745–1816), German astronomer
 * Johann Samuel Schröter (1735–1808), German Protestant theologian and conchologist
 * Johann Samuel Schröter (c.1752–1788), German pianist and composer
 * Joseph Schröter (1837–94), German mycologist
 * Karl Schröter (1905–1977), German mathematician and logician
 * Karl-Ernst Schroeter (1912–43), German naval officer who fought in World War II
 * Karl-Heinz Schröter (born 1954), German politician
 * Leonhardt Schröter (c. 1532 – c. 1601), German choirmaster, teacher and composer
 * Martina Schröter (born 1960), German rower
 * Moritz Schröter (1851–1925), German industrial engineer
 * Morris Schröter (born 1995), German footballer
 * Rebecca Schroeter (1751–1826), British musician
 * Reginald Schroeter (1921–2002), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Silvio Schröter (born 1979), German football player
 * Susanne Schröter (born 1957), German social anthropologist
 * Tobias Schröter (born 1964), East German pair skater
 * Victor Schröter (1839–1901), Russian architect
 * Werner Schroeter (1945–2010), German film director
 * Wilhelm Schröter (born 1960), Brazilian composer and pianist