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
Average Male Jester Height
176.91 cm
Average Female Jester Height
163.46 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Jester Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jester Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jester occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jester? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jester is the 40,549th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 564,052 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Jester reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 46,370th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 15,009 people.
The last name Jester is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 9,771 people, or 1 in 37,095. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 10 percent live, Georgia, where 7 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 16 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.
Jester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Jester has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jester surname grew 581 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 21 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Jester Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Jester last name are 23.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.9% registered with 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
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