An English surname, Shutes comes from the Old English term ’sciete’ which means a corner of land. Variations in spelling Shutes are Shute, Chute, Chewte and Shewte. The original location for Shutes were in the Devon region. Over the years, most Shutes families in England are mostly in the city of London, Kent, Middlesex, Cornwall, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Within the United States Shutes families are primarily in Pennsylvania, Michigan, New York, Missouri, Minnesota, Kansas, Iowa and West Virginia. Famous: Henry Shutes (awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Civil War).