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3/24/2006, 5:41 AM anonymous

Name Larter
Type Surname (from location & from nickname)
Usage English
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified

Meaning & History

Uncertain etymology. Possibly a variant of the French Habitational surname Latour. Other theories connect it to Old Teutonic lahtro "place where animals bear young", or to Old English lyrt "liar, deceiver; crooked", though the latter is unlikely.
Added 3/24/2006 by anonymous