Callister Surname
Approximately 2,986 people bear this surname
Callister Surname Definition:
A contraction of MacAllister, q.v.
Callister Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,703 | 1:212,836 | 20,779 |
| England | 604 | 1:92,248 | 9,900 |
| Isle of Man | 208 | 1:413 | 31 |
| Australia | 196 | 1:137,733 | 14,860 |
| New Zealand | 102 | 1:44,395 | 7,335 |
| Canada | 44 | 1:837,400 | 65,151 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:128,939 | 9,528 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Man | 446 | 1:122 | 25 |
| England | 150 | 1:162,502 | 13,995 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:8,164 | 1,328 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 140 | 1:358,705 | 27,299 |
Callister (744) may also be a first name.
Callister Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A contraction of MacAllister, q.v.
Contracted from Mac Alister, ‘Alexanders Son'. The Greek name Alexandros was adopted by the Scotch, as the Latin Magnus by the Scandinavians. Several of the Scottish kings were called Alexander. It is found chiefly on our northern coast, the nearest to Scotland.
Collister is quite a late form, and is not nearly so common as Callister.
Callister Demographics
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Callister Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Callister Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Callister is most common in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Callister? popularity and diffusion
It is the 148,140th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,440,571 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Callister reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Callister is also the 301,495th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 744 people.
The surname Callister is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,703 people, or 1 in 212,836. In The United States it is most numerous in: Utah, where 37 percent live, Nevada, where 18 percent live and California, where 13 percent live. Not including The United States Callister occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent live and The Isle of Man, where 7 percent live.
Callister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Callister has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Callister last name increased 1,216 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 403 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 150 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Callister Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Callister surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Callister last name are 12.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.76% being registered with the political party.
The amount Callister earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.82% more than the national average, earning R 370,284 per year; in United States they earn 4.18% more than the national average, earning $44,952 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.94% more than the national average, earning $50,647 CAD per year.
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