# Cutler (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/cutler/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as an occupation.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 15,621 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,331 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 19,765 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.5% (15,087 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkʌtlɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Occupational surname from cutler.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Cutler in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 86% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 8.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Cutler in the United States.

## People named Cutler

- Jay Cutler, American bodybuilder
- Dave Cutler, American software engineer
- Jay Cutler, American football player, quarterback
- Nathan Cutler, American politician (1775-1861)
- R. J. Cutler, American film director

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.