Easter Surname
Approximately 20,561 people bear this surname
Easter Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Ester' or 'Estre.' Not from Hester or Esther, a scriptural name which I have not yet met with at the requisite period. 'Estre, court, street, town (A.N). "So long he lived in that estre, That for hys name he hight Tuncestre.
Read More About This SurnameEaster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,747 | 1:23,018 | 2,889 |
| England | 2,036 | 1:27,366 | 3,726 |
| Australia | 892 | 1:30,264 | 4,048 |
| Canada | 572 | 1:64,415 | 7,505 |
| Nigeria | 474 | 1:373,719 | 19,928 |
| Pakistan | 122 | 1:1,464,294 | 16,074 |
| Guatemala | 88 | 1:182,758 | 3,680 |
| Wales | 76 | 1:40,718 | 3,964 |
| New Zealand | 76 | 1:59,583 | 9,301 |
| Uganda | 62 | 1:629,666 | 32,895 |
| Northern Ireland | 57 | 1:32,369 | 3,269 |
| India | 50 | 1:15,341,308 | 250,737 |
| Scotland | 45 | 1:118,974 | 7,657 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| Ecuador | 30 | 1:530,195 | 11,121 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| American Samoa | 8 | 1:6,970 | 1,431 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Saint Lucia | 4 | 1:44,695 | 2,207 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,175 | 1:20,745 | 2,932 |
| Scotland | 32 | 1:116,976 | 5,458 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,957 | 1:25,661 | 3,164 |
Easter (19,496) may also be a first name.
Easter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Ester' or 'Estre.' Not from Hester or Esther, a scriptural name which I have not yet met with at the requisite period. 'Estre, court, street, town (A.N). "So long he lived in that estre, That for hys name he hight Tuncestre."
Estres, the inward parts of a building, chambers, walks, passages in a garden (A.N.); v. Will, and Werw.' (Halliwell).
'The estres of the grisly place.': Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.
Robert de le Estre, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert del Ester, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
William del Estre, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Hester and Easter seem to be modern imitative garbs of the word.
(English) 1 = East 1 (q.v.) + the agential suff. -er.
2 Born at Easter-tide [Old English Eástre] 3 belonging to Easter (Essex) [the-er maybe for Old English óra, a bank, shore] 4 the Anglo-Saxon Eásthere or Esthere (v. under East(e 2, and + Old English here, army] 5 the A,~Sax. pers.-name component Eástor-, also found as Æstor- [Old English Eástor-, Eástre, Easter]
This name may be derived with nearly equal probability from several distinct sources, as: 1. From the parishes called Easter in Essex. 2. From the Christian festival, like Christmas, Noel, Pentecost, &c.: we have also Pask from Latin Pascha, Old French Pasche. 3. From the old Teutonic divinity, Ostre or Eastre. 4. It may be synonymous with Eastman and Easterling. The last derivation is supported by the form Le Ester of the H.R.
From L’Estre, near Valognes, Normandy (De Gerville, Anc. Chat. de la Manche). Richard de l’Estre held lands in Dorset from the time of the Conquest (Testa de Neville). In 1165 Richard de l’E. held a barony of four knights’ fees in Somerset (Liber Niger). In 1272 Robert de l’E. was Viscount of Dorset.
A location name in Essex.
Easter Demographics
Easter Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Easter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Easter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Easter (Arabic: أيستر, Marathi: तेर, Oriya: ଆେରନ) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Easter? popularity and diffusion
The last name Easter is the 26,165th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 354,435 people. The surname Easter is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Easter reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Easter is also the 38,564th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 19,496 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 15,747 people, or 1 in 23,018. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, North Carolina, where 9 percent are found and Virginia, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 64 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.
Easter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Easter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Easter surname grew 805 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 760 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 141 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Easter Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (78%) in Ireland and Christian (94%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Easter surname are 9.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.26% being registered with the party.
The amount Easter earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 16.02% more than the national average, earning 401,537 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 4.24% more than the national average, earning R 247,704 per year; in United States they earn 10.45% less than the national average, earning $38,639 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.96% less than the national average, earning $46,720 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Easter Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Easter in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆେରନ | aerana | - |
| Easter in the Marathi language | ||
| तेर | tera | 50 |
| टेर | tera | 50 |
| Easter in the Arabic language | ||
| أيستر | aystr | - |
| ايستر | aystr | - |
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Easter Reference & Research
Easter FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Estes FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Easter FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Estes FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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