Dyster Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Finland

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).

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Dyster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Finland751:73,2898,104
England571:977,51048,999
Australia421:642,75544,739
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) (orig. female) Cloth-Dyer [Middle English dighestere, deystere; Old English deág, a dye + the tem. agential suff. -estre]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duyster92261/
Deyster9253/
Düyster9210/
Dayster928/
Doyster921/
Dyste91252/
Dyter9175/
Dester83886/
Deyter83717/
Dister83367/
Dysthe83246/
Dysted83238/
Däster83204/
Dayter83126/
Dytert8314/
Dyhter830/
Dyte80296/
Deuster771,222/
Deister771,200/
Duister77399/
Diester77292/
Dychter7762/
Destere7753/
Desther7712/
Desteur777/
Destier777/
Dexster776/
Doytier776/
Dyttert774/
Distier773/
Distger773/
Detster771/
Doister771/
Degyter771/
Dajster771/
Destger771/
Daister771/
Distter770/
Deaster770/
Disther770/
Ditster770/
Dysterhova754/
Deter732,017/
Deste73946/
Diter73289/
Dayte73241/
Dysta7347/
Diste7338/
Däter7330/
Dythe7322/
Dytte7321/
Dyote7313/
Doyte733/
Deyte732/
Dytyr732/
Déste731/
Dytre730/
Duijster71186/
Distgeer7139/
Desterre7131/
Destgeer7129/
Duitster715/
Desteire711/
D'Estere711/
Deisster711/
Deastier711/
Deschter710/
Dexter6721,029/
Dieter678,612/
Deeter673,172/
Ditter672,162/
D'este672,087/
Deuter671,894/
Deiter671,867/
Detert671,818/
Detter671,649/
Dieste671,568/
Destre67643/
Deater67618/
Dyotte67168/
Deterd67114/
Daiter67100/
Deischter6790/
Dether6776/
Destee6763/
Dejter6756/
Desteirdt6755/
Destes6751/
Dieyte6748/
Destea6746/
Ditger6744/
D'esterre6741/
Däther6736/
Detere6730/
Destez6730/
Disterova6728/
Dehter6728/
Daytes6719/
Dixter6716/
Daytee6713/
Ditert6711/
Ditere679/
Destée678/
Detier678/
Dishte675/
Destie674/
Dioste674/
Didter673/
Dhayte672/
Dezter672/
Duiter672/
Ditier672/
Doiter672/
Dither671/
Distep671/
Destep671/
Desterova671/
Deterr671/
Daytie671/
Dythie671/
Desteh671/
Dayteh671/
Destei671/
Destte671/
Dojter671/
Disstgeer671/
Disterová671/
Distet671/
Degyte671/
Dytesh671/
Détier671/
Destir671/
Deuste671/
Dhiter671/
Distee671/
Dihter671/
Deytte670/
Deesterre670/
Distie670/
Dested670/

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