Litster Surname
Approximately 1,337 people bear this surname
Litster Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the litster,' a dyer. Both trade-name and surname, founded on the trade-name, existed in Yorkshire for centuries. To-day it is one of the largest represented surnames in the shire. 'Lystare, clothe dyynge (or lytaster of clothe dyynge, s.
Read More About This SurnameLitster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 389 | 1:931,771 | 69,805 |
| Canada | 250 | 1:147,382 | 15,086 |
| Australia | 246 | 1:109,739 | 12,234 |
| England | 225 | 1:247,636 | 20,113 |
| Scotland | 170 | 1:31,493 | 3,187 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 233 | 1:16,065 | 1,746 |
| England | 52 | 1:468,757 | 26,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Litster Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the litster,' a dyer. Both trade-name and surname, founded on the trade-name, existed in Yorkshire for centuries. To-day it is one of the largest represented surnames in the shire. 'Lystare, clothe dyynge (or lytaster of clothe dyynge, s. lytstar), tinctor': Promptorium Parvulorum 'Tinctor, a lyster': Ortus. 'A littester, tinctor, tinctrix': Herrtage's Catholicism Anglicum A chantry in the church of All Saints, York, was erected in the 15th century by 'Adam del Bank, littester' (History and Ant. of York). Not found in the Hundred Rolls, 1273.
Hugh le Litster, Nottinghamshire, ao Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Andrew le Litster, 1301. Writs of Parliament.
Joane Lyttestere, Close Rolls, 20 Richard II.
Cristiana Lyttester, lyster, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robert le Lyster, 1397: Preston Guild Rolls.
Nycholas le Lystere. Calendarium Rotulorum Originalium.
Lower says the Norfolk rebellion in 1381 was called Lister's rebellion, because headed by John Lister, or Littester, a dyer of Norwich (Patronymica Britannica.); v. also Way's note tolystare in Promptorium Parvulorum.
1547. Married — Thomas Lyster and Mary Pugborne: St Dionis Backchurch.
From ME. littester, a dyer. In Latin documents the name is rendered tinctor. Theodoric tinctor of Perth purchased a toft there c. 1200, and Arnald tinctor was one of the witnesses (LAC., p. 73). Richard tinctor was burgess of Kelso in 1237 (Kelso, 335), and Ralph tinctor who was custumar of Linlithgow in 1327 appears in 1329 as provost of the burgh (ER., I, p. 82,166). Pieres le litstere of the county of Berwyke and Aleyn le Littester of Edinburghshire rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 202,207). The seal of Aleyn bears a lion rampant, S' Alani tinctoris (ibid., p. 556). Stephen Tinctor was provost of Banff in 1340 (ER. I, p. 458). William tinctor was burgess of Dunfermline in 1316 (RD.,p. 236), and Galfridus Lyttistar was chaplain of the chapel of S. Margaret in the Castle of Edinburgh in 1390 (RMS., I, 826; CDE., p. 16). John Litstar, professor of canon law in the newly founded University of St. Andrews, 1410 (Tytler, History of Scotland, II, p. 43). Malcolm Lytstare possessed a tenement in Glasgow in 1428 (LCD., p. 244), and Symon Littystar had a tenement in Dundee in 1449 (REB., I, p. 126). John Litstar was assizar in Aberdeen in 1463 (CRA., p. 26), James Litstar was sergeant of the burgh of Glasgow in 1468 (LCD., p. 182,184), Robert Litstar or Lytstar appears as citizen of Brechin in 1472 and 1493 (REB., II, p. 138,276), Vincent Tinctor was prior of the preaching friars of Stirling in 1521 (Camhus., 92). John Littstar was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1442 and another John Litstar in 1452 (NSCM., I, p. 7, 13), Sir William Litstar, priest and notary public at Stirling in 1555 (Poltalloch Writs, p. 142), Mathew Litstare, reidare at Tingwall, 1574 (RMR.), George Littister is recorded in Spittelmylne in 1580 (Soltre, p. 144), and Patrick Litster in Tinwald was examined for the Test in 1685 (RPC., 3. ser. XI, p. 434). Letister 1365, Lutster c. 1431. Pension to Maigarct Letstare, 1731 (Guildry, p. 140).
The oider spelling of the surname. See under Lister.
V. Lister.
1. Anglo-Saxon listre, a person who read some portions of the church service.
Litster Demographics
Litster Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Litster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Litster Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Litster (Russian: Лицтер) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Litster.
How Common Is The Last Name Litster? popularity and diffusion
The surname Litster is the 287,196th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,450,670 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Litster are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 389 people, or 1 in 931,771. In The United States Litster is primarily found in: Utah, where 45 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Oregon, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 18 percent live.
Litster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Litster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Litster surname increased 2,779 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 433 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 27 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 244 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Litster Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Litster are 24.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.25% being registered with the party.
The amount Litster earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.59% less than the national average, earning R 164,952 per year; in United States they earn 9.52% more than the national average, earning $47,255 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.45% more than the national average, earning $51,892 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Litster Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Litster in the Russian language | ||
| Лицтер | licter | - |
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