Gaster Surname
Approximately 1,668 people bear this surname
Gaster Surname Definition:
(from a place name) The late Dr. Moses Gaster was of the opinion that his family name was a garbled version of De Castro, a widespread Sephardic name that is found in many countries of Europe, North, Central, and South America. This name is quite common among Christians of Spain and South America and is probably derived from a number of localities called Castro.
Read More About This SurnameGaster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,022 | 1:354,656 | 31,718 |
| England | 188 | 1:296,373 | 22,665 |
| Germany | 130 | 1:619,273 | 49,237 |
| India | 68 | 1:11,280,373 | 208,492 |
| Israel | 51 | 1:167,797 | 17,113 |
| Denmark | 45 | 1:125,438 | 11,414 |
| Austria | 38 | 1:224,090 | 27,245 |
| Netherlands | 27 | 1:625,451 | 53,034 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 78 | 1:312,505 | 20,777 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 188 | 1:267,121 | 21,813 |
Gaster (901) may also be a first name.
Gaster Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from a place name) The late Dr. Moses Gaster was of the opinion that his family name was a garbled version of De Castro, a widespread Sephardic name that is found in many countries of Europe, North, Central, and South America. This name is quite common among Christians of Spain and South America and is probably derived from a number of localities called Castro. The Jewish name is derived from the town of Castro near Cordova, Spain.
Gaster Demographics
Average Gaster Salary in
United States
$40,299 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Gaster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaster Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gaster (Russian: Гастер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaster? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gaster is the 239,952nd most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,369,032 people. The last name Gaster occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Gaster are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gaster is also the 270,435th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 901 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,022 people, or 1 in 354,656. In The United States it is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 25 percent reside, California, where 5 percent reside and Ohio, where 5 percent reside. Outside of The United States Gaster is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent reside and Germany, where 8 percent reside.
Gaster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gaster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gaster surname grew 544 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 241 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gaster Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Gaster are 0.73999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.49% being registered with the party.
The amount Gaster earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 6.61% less than the national average, earning $40,299 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.18% more than the national average, earning $67,163 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gaster Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gaster in the Russian language | ||
| Гастер | gaster | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gaster
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis