Caster Surname
Approximately 5,844 people bear this surname
Caster Surname Definition:
(Anglo-Latin) belonging to Caister, Caistor, or Caster = the Roman Station [Latin castra (pl. of castrum), a camp]
Caster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,220 | 1:85,891 | 9,708 |
| France | 355 | 1:187,106 | 29,101 |
| South Africa | 215 | 1:251,989 | 25,579 |
| England | 208 | 1:267,875 | 21,171 |
| Germany | 129 | 1:624,073 | 49,483 |
| Canada | 106 | 1:347,600 | 31,502 |
| Brazil | 85 | 1:2,518,522 | 76,509 |
| Venezuela | 57 | 1:529,896 | 9,899 |
| Netherlands | 56 | 1:301,557 | 35,980 |
| Philippines | 52 | 1:1,946,889 | 117,777 |
| Aruba | 46 | 1:2,250 | 326 |
| Suriname | 45 | 1:12,280 | 3,102 |
| Sweden | 44 | 1:223,790 | 15,522 |
| Israel | 40 | 1:213,941 | 20,390 |
| Chile | 31 | 1:568,273 | 13,994 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Guyana | 11 | 1:69,293 | 5,568 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Haiti | 6 | 1:1,780,651 | 14,597 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 235 | 1:103,725 | 10,383 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,052 | 1:47,736 | 5,464 |
The alternate forms: Cáster (1) are calculated separately.
Caster (2,264) may also be a first name.
Caster Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-Latin) belonging to Caister, Caistor, or Caster = the Roman Station [Latin castra (pl. of castrum), a camp]
Caster: (Latin castrum), as Lancaster, Chester, Exeter (Exanceaster), Chester-le-Street (the castrum on the Roman road).
Caster Demographics
Average Male Caster Height
175.83 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Caster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Caster Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Caster is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Cáster. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Caster? popularity and diffusion
Caster is the 82,854th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,247,013 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Caster reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Caster is also the 156,871st most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 2,264 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 4,220 people, or 1 in 85,891. In The United States Caster is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States it is found in 57 countries. It is also found in France, where 6 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
Caster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Caster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Caster surname expanded 401 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 11 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Caster Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Caster last name are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.71% being registered with the political party.
The amount Caster earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.28% less than the national average, earning R 198,948 per year; in United States they earn 0.64% less than the national average, earning $42,874 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.86% more than the national average, earning $53,092 CAD per year.
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Caster Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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