Glister Surname

646,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Glister Surname Definition:

As Glaister.

Glister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3311:168,33315,551
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Australia291:930,88655,860
Wales71:442,07621,198
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:300,93020,318
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Glister (102) may also be a first name.

Glister Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

As Glaister.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

1. The same as Glaister. 2. For Lister; from the old word lytster or litster, a dyer; or from listre, a person employed to read some portions of the church service. Webster renders "lister," "one who makes a list or roll."

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Danish, Glistrup; a location name and personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Glister Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Glister Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Glister has its highest incidence in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glister? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 646,966th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,571,679 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Glister live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in British Isles. Glister is also the 935,178th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 102 people.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 331 people, or 1 in 168,333. In England Glister is most numerous in: Norfolk, where 18 percent are found, Tyne and Wear, where 16 percent are found and Durham, where 14 percent are found. Besides England Glister exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Glister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Glister has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Glister surname rose 409 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 6,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Glister Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Glister surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Glister earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 23.22% more than the national average, earning $53,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.75% less than the national average, earning $46,328 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glaister932,007/
Gluister931/
Gliester931/
Gleister931/
Gloister930/
Gliter923/
Gillister880/
Gleiter86347/
Glester8652/
Glistie867/
Glitter866/
Glaiter865/
Gluster863/
Glaiste860/
Lster832/
Glite832/
Glaisete801/
Gleither801/
Glitherd800/
Glaitter800/
Lester7780,638/
Glista77804/
Glitre7724/
Gleite7724/
Glitez7715/
Glisty775/
Glites773/
Glitea771/
Gillistie7518/
Gleistedt755/
Gliterova751/
Gelleischter740/
Lesther7193/
Gletter7159/
Lesteur7124/
Lesster7122/
Gliszta7110/
Lestter7110/
Lestere719/
Lestier719/
Lesterr713/
Lőszter712/
Llester712/
Glittre712/
Glistiy712/
Lesterp711/
Lesterz711/
Lesterd711/
Lestert711/
Hlester711/
Gillite711/
Glytter711/
Lesteer711/
Glita67445/
Gliti67408/
Lstre675/
Gillitte674/
Glete673/
Glity672/
Gilleste672/
Guillite671/
Glejsted671/
L'Lester671/
L'Estere671/
Lzter671/
Gilliote671/
Guellite671/
Gllestie671/
Lesstier671/
Glayther670/
Gillithe670/
Gelleter670/
Gellitte670/

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