Family name origins & meanings
- Altered spelling of German Grütter. : Altered spelling of German Grütter. In German-speaking Switzerland this is a topographic name for someone living or farming on newly cleared land, from Middle High German geriute + -er, suffix denoting an inhabitant. Compare Kreider.
- Altered spelling of German Grütter. : In northern Germany, an occupational name for a miller, Middle Low German grütter.