The Dutch and English surname Putter (also spelled Pütter and de Putter) is a topographic name for someone who lived by a pool, from Middle Low German putte ‘pit’, ‘puddle’ ‘pool’ or habitational name for someone from any of the various places named with this word. A notable bearer of the name is Eddy Putter the Dutch soccer player and Jos de Putter the Dutch film director. The name Putter is found extensively in South Africa being brought there by 17th Century Dutch settlers.
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