Researching Martin Suter
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 894 people with the Suter surname? In that year Suter was ranked number 2691 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Martin means "Warlike" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Martin Suter on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Martin Suter and the Suter Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Suter Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Suter family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1155 people with the Suter surname in the UK? Suter is now ranked number 2968 for popularity in the UK. |
Suter Genealogy Databases
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Suter Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Suter surname in the USA? Suter is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Martin Suter. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Martin Suter
Martin Suter
Martin Suter (born 29 February 1948 in Zürich) is a Swiss author. He became known for his weekly column Business Class in the Weltwoche newspaper (1992–2004), now appearing in the Tages-Anzeiger, and another column appearing in "NZZ Folio". The columns have been published as nine books.
Suter has published fourteen novels, written four stage plays, and seven screenplays, for which he received various awards.
He is married and lives in Spain and Guatemala.
Suter worked previously as a copywriter and creative director in advertising before he decided to fully concentrate on his writing career in 1991. He achieved his break-through with his novel Small World in 1997, which was published by Diogenes Verlag.
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