Dexter Surname
Approximately 21,029 people bear this surname
Dexter Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Latin), a nickname from the Charger or War-Horse [Middle English dextrer, Old French destrier, Low Latin dextrari-us; Latin dexter, right] And by hym baiteth his dextrer of herbes fyne and goode.— Chaucer, Cant. Tales, B 2103-4.
Read More About This SurnameDexter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,653 | 1:26,548 | 3,335 |
| England | 4,256 | 1:13,092 | 1,931 |
| Canada | 958 | 1:38,461 | 4,829 |
| Australia | 594 | 1:45,447 | 5,703 |
| French Polynesia | 270 | 1:1,040 | 126 |
| South Africa | 250 | 1:216,711 | 22,792 |
| New Zealand | 142 | 1:31,890 | 5,546 |
| Indonesia | 111 | 1:1,191,434 | 84,297 |
| Wales | 70 | 1:44,208 | 4,243 |
| Scotland | 54 | 1:99,145 | 6,812 |
| Jamaica | 53 | 1:54,150 | 3,046 |
| India | 51 | 1:15,040,498 | 247,985 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| Malaysia | 42 | 1:702,243 | 33,141 |
| New Caledonia | 36 | 1:7,673 | 1,760 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Ireland | 30 | 1:156,965 | 7,012 |
| Philippines | 25 | 1:4,049,529 | 157,830 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| Ecuador | 19 | 1:837,150 | 13,424 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Solomon Islands | 14 | 1:41,431 | 8,080 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Guyana | 6 | 1:127,037 | 7,965 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Serbia | 4 | 1:1,786,237 | 30,138 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 23 | 1:192,603 | 9,322 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,198 | 1:11,090 | 1,698 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,636 | 1:13,812 | 1,774 |
The alternate forms: Déxter (1) are calculated separately.
Dexter (112,673) may also be a first name.
Dexter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Latin), a nickname from the Charger or War-Horse [Middle English dextrer, Old French destrier, Low Latin dextrari-us; Latin dexter, right] And by hym baiteth his dextrer of herbes fyne and goode.— Chaucer, Cant. Tales, B 2103-4.
The squire led his master’s horse on his right hand.
(English) perh. confused with Dyster, q.v.
(English) One who dyed cloth.
Possibly from Latin dexter, in the sense of lucky, fortunate-the antithesis of sinister; but more likely a contraction of De Exeter, from the chief town of Devonshire.
A contraction of De Exeter, from the city of Exeter, in Devonshire, England; anciently written Excester, from Exe, the name of the river on which it is situated, and cester, a camp or town, for the derivation of which see Chester.
(English), de Exeter, of Exeter; or Destrier or Dextrier, War-horse? (variant: Pointdexter, den Hengst, and Schimmel.) Jordan de Exeter, founder of the Irish family of MacJordan, was called also Dexcestre and Dexecester. Richard Dexter, of Malden, Mass., was made freeman in 1642. One of his descendants, the Hon. Samuel Dexter, was Secretary of the Treasury of the U.S. in 1801.
Dexter is an old Leicestershire name. William Dexter held the Dutchy or Hakluyt Manor in Hallaton in the 15th century (C.). A gentle family of the name owned property in Thedingworth in the reign of Elizabeth. William Dexter lived at Worthington in the reign of Charles I.; there were families of the Dexters in Wartnaby and Abkettleby in the 17th and 18th centuries (N.).
User-submitted Reference
Dexter is a variant of the German surname Textor/Texter, from the Latin textor, meaning 'weaver'.
It is an Americanized form of the surname Duksta/Dūkšta, a surname found in Latvia and Lithuania. The Polish surname Dukszta is another variant. The surname is either from the village called Dūkštos in Lithuania, or from the river Dūkšta, which the town derives its name from. Some bearers also have their surname derived from the town called Dūkštas in Lithuania, named after the lake Dūkštas.
For some Dutch bearers, Dexter is a variant of d'Exter, which is a variant of Den Exter. Exter is derived from the Dutch word ekster, meaning 'Eurasian magpie', or 'magpie' (a type of bird), so it is probably a nickname surname.
- charlesmanDykstra originates in Northern Europe, where it was given to someone who lived next to a Dyke. Some changed it to Dexter when they migrated the the United States.
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Dexter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dexter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dexter (Marathi: डेक्टर) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Déxter. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dexter? popularity and diffusion
It is the 25,624th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 346,547 people. The surname Dexter occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Dexter reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dexter is also the 9,130th most commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 112,673 people.
It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 13,653 people, or 1 in 26,548. In The United States Dexter is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent live, Florida, where 6 percent live and Massachusetts, where 4 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 94 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.
Dexter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dexter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dexter surname rose 375 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 3,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 130 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Dexter Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Dexter last name is predominantly Anglican (78%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Dexter last name are 13.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.9% registered with the party.
The amount Dexter earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 52.65% more than the national average, earning 528,280 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 42.49% more than the national average, earning R 338,604 per year; in United States they earn 1.47% more than the national average, earning $43,784 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.61% less than the national average, earning $49,381 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Déxter | 94 | 1 | / |
| Dexster | 92 | 6 | / |
| Dexther | 92 | 4 | / |
| Dextere | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dexte | 91 | 2 | / |
| Dextre | 83 | 4,610 | / |
| Dester | 83 | 886 | / |
| Daxter | 83 | 88 | / |
| Dixter | 83 | 16 | / |
| Doxter | 83 | 14 | / |
| Dezter | 83 | 2 | / |
| Dextee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dextei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dextes | 83 | 0 | / |
| Dexterová | 80 | 1 | / |
| Deuster | 77 | 1,222 | / |
| Deister | 77 | 1,200 | / |
| Diester | 77 | 292 | / |
| Dechter | 77 | 292 | / |
| Dekster | 77 | 60 | / |
| Destere | 77 | 53 | / |
| Deyster | 77 | 53 | / |
| Desther | 77 | 12 | / |
| Destier | 77 | 7 | / |
| Desteur | 77 | 7 | / |
| Decster | 77 | 4 | / |
| Destger | 77 | 1 | / |
| Detster | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dexttre | 77 | 1 | / |
| Deaster | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dixte | 73 | 14 | / |
| Dexta | 73 | 8 | / |
| Dexty | 73 | 2 | / |
| Desterre | 71 | 31 | / |
| Destgeer | 71 | 29 | / |
| Deastier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dechtert | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deisster | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deichter | 71 | 1 | / |
| D'Estere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Desteire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deschter | 71 | 0 | / |
| Destre | 67 | 643 | / |
| Dister | 67 | 367 | / |
| Dyster | 67 | 288 | / |
| Däster | 67 | 204 | / |
| Deischter | 67 | 90 | / |
| Desteirdt | 67 | 55 | / |
| D'esterre | 67 | 41 | / |
| Deaxta | 67 | 3 | / |
| Desterova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Destir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deesterre | 67 | 0 | / |
Dexter Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dexter in the Marathi language | ||
| डेक्टर | dektara | 60 |
| डेक्सटेर | deksatera | 20 |
| डेक्टेर | dektera | 20 |
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