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

Glister is found most frequently in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Glister? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 646,966th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 15,571,679 people. Glister occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Glister are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in British Isles. Glister is also the 935,178th most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 102 people.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 331 people, or 1 in 168,333. In England it is most frequent in: Norfolk, where 18 percent live, Tyne and Wear, where 16 percent live and Durham, where 14 percent live. Barring England it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Glister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Glister has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 409 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 6,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Glister Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Glister last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for 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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