Dyster Surname
Approximately 288 people bear this surname
Dyster Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the dyster,' a dyer; compare Lister. In the Corpus Christi Procession (Coventry, 1444), there walked among other crafts, the 'Gurdilers, Taylours, Walkers, Shermen, Deysters, Drapers, and Mercers' (Sharp's Coventry Mysteries).
Read More About This SurnameDyster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 80 | 1:4,530,737 | 237,840 |
| Finland | 75 | 1:73,289 | 8,104 |
| England | 57 | 1:977,510 | 48,999 |
| Australia | 42 | 1:642,755 | 44,739 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 66 | 1:369,324 | 22,972 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Dyster Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the dyster,' a dyer; compare Lister. In the Corpus Christi Procession (Coventry, 1444), there walked among other crafts, the 'Gurdilers, Taylours, Walkers, Shermen, Deysters, Drapers, and Mercers' (Sharp's Coventry Mysteries).
Robert le Dighestere. Calendarium Rotulorum Originalium.
Walter le Dighestere, ibid.
Thomas Dyster. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.
1767. Baptised — John, s. John and Jane Dyster: St. Peter, Cornhill.
(English) (orig. female) Cloth-Dyer [Middle English dighestere, deystere; Old English deág, a dye + the tem. agential suff. -estre]
Dyster Demographics
Average Dyster Salary in
United States
$47,162 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dyster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dyster Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dyster is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Dyster.
How Common Is The Last Name Dyster? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 919,444th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 25,303,979 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Dyster are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 30 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname Dyster is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 4,530,737. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Kansas, where 24 percent live, New York, where 21 percent live and Colorado, where 16 percent live. Other than The United States Dyster occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 26 percent live and England, where 20 percent live.
Dyster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dyster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dyster last name rose 571 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dyster Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Dyster are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.
The amount Dyster earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.3% more than the national average, earning $47,162 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.37% more than the national average, earning $58,808 CAD per year.
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