Jester Surname
Approximately 12,920 people bear this surname
Jester Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the jester,' the professional fool or jester in attendance on the king or baron; v. Fool.
1665. Married — Thomas Straford and Sarah Jester: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1666. Baptised — Elizabeth, d.
Read More About This SurnameJester Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,771 | 1:37,095 | 4,597 |
| Malawi | 2,091 | 1:8,187 | 1,245 |
| Germany | 426 | 1:188,980 | 21,939 |
| Russia | 96 | 1:1,501,282 | 102,725 |
| England | 76 | 1:733,132 | 40,828 |
| Austria | 63 | 1:135,166 | 18,435 |
| Zimbabwe | 48 | 1:321,630 | 31,533 |
| France | 44 | 1:1,509,607 | 143,950 |
| Italy | 38 | 1:1,609,387 | 83,030 |
| Mexico | 36 | 1:3,447,950 | 24,458 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 96 | 1:253,910 | 18,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,682 | 1:29,857 | 3,623 |
Jester (15,009) may also be a first name.
Jester Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the jester,' the professional fool or jester in attendance on the king or baron; v. Fool.
1665. Married — Thomas Straford and Sarah Jester: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1666. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. Christopher Jester: ibid.
Jester Demographics
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Jester Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jester Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jester is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Jester click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jester? popularity and diffusion
It is the 40,549th most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 564,052 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Jester live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 46,370th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 15,009 people.
This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 9,771 people, or 1 in 37,095. In The United States Jester is mostly found in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, Georgia, where 7 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 55 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 16 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.
Jester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Jester has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Jester last name grew 581 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 21 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Jester Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Jester surname are 23.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.9% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Jester earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.87% less than the national average, earning R 16,932 per year; in United States they earn 4.08% less than the national average, earning $41,388 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.07% less than the national average, earning $44,682 CAD per year.
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Jester Reference & Research
Jester DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Jester 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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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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