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Where Does The Last Name Oyster Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Oyster (Arabic: محار) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyster? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Oyster is the 380,576^th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,777,530 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Oyster are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Oyster is also the 1,545,828^th most frequently occurring forename on earth, held by 43 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 862 people, or 1 in 420,486. In The United States it is mostly found in: Ohio, where 37 percent reside, California, where 5 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 5 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 2 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Oyster Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Oyster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oyster last name grew 274 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oyster Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Oyster are 21.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.23% registered with the party.

Oyster earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.19% less than the national average, earning $39,617 USD per year.