Custer Surname

34,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Custer Surname Definition:

(English) One who made feather beds and cushions.

Custer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,5271:24,9513,136
Canada4851:75,9708,567
Switzerland861:95,49910,341
Italy281:2,184,16791,195
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
England121:4,643,172139,951
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China41:341,830,39216,990
France31:22,140,907385,998
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0211:16,6232,122

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cüster9432/
Chuster92116/
Ceuster9248/
Couster9223/
Scuster927/
Causter924/
Custerd922/
Custear921/
Custter921/
Custier921/
Cuter91608/
Custe917/
Coustier86185/
Coustere8675/
Cousteur8624/
Caustier8623/
Chouster8618/
Chauster864/
Causteur863/
Cshuster861/
Custeard861/
Kuster8318,610/
Coster839,048/
Cutter838,795/
Juster831,285/
Couste831,055/
Suster83974/
Couter83316/
Cauter83102/
Cutier8378/
Custey8334/
Causte8312/
Cuther839/
Custet839/
Zuster834/
Custie834/
Custes833/
Cutere833/
Custed831/
Cuyter831/
Ceuste831/
Custea830/
Custte830/
Custir830/
Cuzter830/
Ceuter830/
Cute809,199/
Coustheur8022/
Dschuster801/
Coutier771,153/
Coester77694/
Coustet77449/
Suszter77404/
Cuttier77267/
Costier77190/
Seuster77184/
Coustes77184/
Custead77176/
Couther7798/
Coustre7788/
Juister7776/
Cautier7774/
Cautter7760/
Suister7758/
Kushter7747/
Kuister7743/
Jeuster7742/
Coustie7736/
Kusther7731/
Cauther7726/
Kuszter7722/
Cautere7720/
Giuster7715/
Keuster7712/
Jauster7712/
Coustey7710/
Zustere777/
Khuster776/
Cosster776/
Cuthert775/
Coutter774/
Coutere774/
Coutear774/
Kusster774/
Sujster773/
Kauster772/
Kustere772/
Kusæter772/
Kustter772/
Caustey771/
Cauterd771/
Costher771/
Coutert771/
Zouster771/
Cutther771/
Juszter771/
Chustre771/
Cousteu771/
Kuyster771/
Jhuster771/
Sauster770/
Kusterd770/
Cooster770/
Kusterz770/
Cutherd770/
Dcoster770/
Couhter770/
Couteir770/
Custeed770/
Caustie770/
D'Schuster751/
Coste7329,545/
Kuter731,883/
Caute73911/
Coter73680/
Cutie73680/
Coute73627/
Custy73279/
Cutte73144/
Cuite73125/
Custa7384/
Cutet7362/
Cutee7358/
Cutir7349/
Cutre7345/
Kuste7343/
Cutei7336/
Cutez7335/
Cutes7333/
Cuhte735/
Custi734/
Cutea733/
Cut'e732/
Cuted731/
Cutey731/
Cuteu730/
Chaustre711,201/
Couthier71202/
Couttier71105/
Coustets7128/
Khushter7123/
Cauthier718/
Saustier717/
Kusæther716/
Cutheert713/
Coustère713/
Khauster711/
Cuisette711/
Cushtesh710/
Keusster710/
Costea6735,271/
Koster6734,828/
Cotter6732,044/
Kutter673,854/
Keuter672,448/
Custis672,066/
Cutire671,705/
Coutee671,073/
Kushte67987/
Cousty67971/
Kauter67906/
Cooter67893/
Kouter67765/
Kušter67710/
Coutre67370/
Cother67369/
Coutet67352/
Coutte67332/
Kutere67300/
Cotier67284/
Costey67226/
Kuther67222/
Costei67201/
Costie67167/
Kuiter67160/
Kauste67104/
Coutie6791/
Cutair6791/
Cuthie6789/
Coutey6787/
Cuitte6785/
Cuissette6779/
Cuttie6765/
Kustre6745/
Cousté6744/
Cautre6740/
Costte6730/
Kutger6723/
Kuhter6722/
Coutes6720/
Cautes6720/
Cuttre6714/
Causta6714/
Cutteh6713/
Cousta6713/
Kuuste6711/
Zoster6710/
Cheute6710/
Cautte677/
Kuuter676/
Cautir676/
Cauthe676/
Kusterová675/
Coeter675/
Cuista675/
Jüster675/
Cuttes674/
Kuteer674/
Kusthe674/
Khuter674/
Coutez674/
Cauteş674/
Costee673/
Kuiste673/
Quoter673/
Kusterova673/
Kuzter672/
Cutiea672/
Causty672/
Justre672/
Cuytes672/
Súster672/
Cautie672/
Coterz672/
Kustee671/
Cautey671/
Cautge671/
Hcutes671/
Cushta671/
Custid671/
Cuteis671/
Kustir671/
Kutert671/
Cautej671/
Cautep671/
Cautez671/
Costhe671/
Coustá671/
Coutea671/
Couthe671/
Coutée671/
Cussta671/
Cushti671/
Cooste671/
Custaj671/
Cutech671/
Cutezz671/
Kuyter671/
Kouste671/
Kudter671/
Kustey671/
Costir670/
Kustet670/
Kustez670/
Cuthee670/
Cuttey670/
Cozter670/
Kusted670/
Cuttee670/
Cuttir670/
Custip670/
Cuthey670/
Coustaire670/

Custer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Custer in the Arabic language
كسترkstr-
كاسترkastr-

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