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 last name Dyster occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dyster? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 919,444th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,303,979 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Dyster reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 30 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly 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 found in: Kansas, where 24 percent reside, New York, where 21 percent reside and Colorado, where 16 percent reside. Other than The United States Dyster exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 26 percent reside and England, where 20 percent reside.

Dyster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dyster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dyster last name rose 571 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dyster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dyster last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political 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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