Malster Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Malster Surname Definition:

(English) for Maltster (orig. female) Malt - Maker [Middle English maltestere; Old English m(e)alt + the fem. agential suff. -estre]

Malster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2811:198,28517,371
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Wales41:773,63329,106
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1211:201,44915,997
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Malster Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) for Maltster (orig. female) Malt - Maker [Middle English maltestere; Old English m(e)alt + the fem. agential suff. -estre]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A corruption of Maltster.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Malster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malster is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malster? popularity and diffusion

It is the 821,713th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Malster are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Malster is most common in England, where it is held by 281 people, or 1 in 198,285. In England Malster is most frequent in: Suffolk, where 24 percent live, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 11 percent live and Bedfordshire, where 9 percent live. Apart from England this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and Scotland, where 1 percent live.

Malster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Malster has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Malster last name increased 232 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 27 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Malster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Malster last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

Malster earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.03% less than the national average, earning $33,642 USD per year.

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