Caistor Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Caistor Surname Definition:

A town in Lincolnshire and two parishes in Norfolk are so called.

Caistor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:1,505,89364,828
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028

Caistor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A town in Lincolnshire and two parishes in Norfolk are so called.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Caistor Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Caistor Come From? nationality or country of origin

Caistor is found most in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Caistor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,436,415th most common last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Caistor reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 61 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Caistor is most widely held in England, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 1,505,893. In England it is most common in: Essex, where 27 percent reside, Kent, where 19 percent reside and Greater London, where 14 percent reside. Apart from England this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Caistor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Caistor has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Caistor last name increased 137 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Castor9244,317/
Caitor92438/
Castore86313/
Castorr8612/
Castorp868/
Czastor867/
Castoor863/
Castoer861/
Castoir861/
Caistar861/
Castord860/
Castour860/
Ceistor860/
Cator833,223/
Citor833/
Castoire80134/
Chastoor8019/
Castorph8018/
Cestor771,327/
Kastor77812/
Catoir77468/
Caytor77176/
Chitor7792/
Catour7775/
Catoor7767/
Castar7750/
Kaitor7731/
Catore7731/
Cathor7714/
Cistar7714/
Sistor7712/
Caitar777/
Cittor776/
Cattor776/
Caităr774/
Cajtor772/
Cástor772/
Sastor771/
Caetor771/
Kistor771/
Càstor771/
Gistor770/
Caator770/
Jastor770/
Catoire712,071/
Chitour711,547/
Cattoor71906/
Cattoir71573/
Casteur71379/
Kastoor71358/
Kastour71344/
Castard71309/
Chitoor71152/
Chittor7186/
Chestor7141/
Kistoor7135/
Cajotor7135/
Cajator7126/
Kistorp7126/
Kastorp7122/
Gistorp7121/
Cheator7119/
Kastoer7118/
Cajutor7118/
Cayetor7117/
Cathoor7112/
Castart718/
Khastor715/
Kastore715/
Castaar715/
Chastar714/
Caustur713/
Kistoer713/
Kaystor713/
Chithor712/
Cattour712/
Cautour712/
Katstor711/
Kaistar711/
Kaithor711/
Khaitor711/
Castare711/
Catoure711/
Csistar711/
Gistorh711/
Catorre711/
Jaystor711/
Quistor711/
Gisztor711/
Jastore711/
Cauthor710/
Kaestor710/
Kator671,904/
Catar67662/
Chittoor67650/
Catthoor67137/
Cattoire67118/
Kitor6788/
Khaitour6755/
Qator6754/
Cetor6752/
Quistorp6726/
Jajistar6723/
Chithoor679/
Causteur673/
Kastoore672/
Kaithore671/
Kisttore671/
Giesztor671/
Czestour671/
Cattoore671/
Caustard671/
Chitthor671/
Cheyator671/
Kashtoor671/
Cauthord670/
Catthorp670/
Cuistard670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Caistor
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