Custer Surname
Approximately 15,309 people bear this surname
Custer Surname Definition:
(English) One who made feather beds and cushions.
Custer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,527 | 1:24,951 | 3,136 |
| Canada | 485 | 1:75,970 | 8,567 |
| Switzerland | 86 | 1:95,499 | 10,341 |
| Italy | 28 | 1:2,184,167 | 91,195 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 28 | 1:870,549 | 37,307 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,021 | 1:16,623 | 2,122 |
The alternate forms: Cüster (32) are calculated separately.
Custer (345) may also be a first name.
Custer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who made feather beds and cushions.
Custer Demographics
Average Male Custer Height
176.4 cm
Average Female Custer Height
160.73 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Custer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Custer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Custer (Arabic: كستر) is found most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms: Cüster. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Custer? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 34,612th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 476,030 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Custer reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Custer is also the 469,697th most widely held forename worldwide It is held by 345 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 14,527 people, or 1 in 24,951. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 7 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 55 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.
Custer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Custer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Custer surname expanded 481 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Custer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Custer last name are 17.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.27% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Custer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 1905.28% more than the national average, earning S/. 388,724 per year; in United States they earn 1.41% more than the national average, earning $43,756 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.95% less than the national average, earning $34,803 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Custer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Custer in the Arabic language | ||
| كستر | kstr | - |
| كاستر | kastr | - |
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Custer Reference & Research
Custer FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Custer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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