Pallister Surname

160,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Pallister Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the palliser,' or with feminine suffix 'the pallister,' a surname seemingly peculiar to Yorkshire, where it still flourishes. The Surtees Society records contain early references (unfortunately I have mislaid my notes) to such persons as 'Robert Redman, palayser.

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Pallister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2951:43,0265,477
United States4771:759,87259,214
Canada4391:83,9319,326
Australia2721:99,24911,236
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Wales401:77,3636,557
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7531:32,3714,296
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Pallister (21) may also be a first name.

Pallister Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the palliser,' or with feminine suffix 'the pallister,' a surname seemingly peculiar to Yorkshire, where it still flourishes. The Surtees Society records contain early references (unfortunately I have mislaid my notes) to such persons as 'Robert Redman, palayser.'

'Paid to James Foster, palycer, as a present for making the payle (i.e. fence) near the dwelling of the Lord Prior, near the butgarth.': Liber Bursarii. Eccles. Dunelmensrs, Surt. Soc.

The palliser (the Frenchpalis, a pale, a stake) was a kind of parker, one who guarded or fenced enclosures. As regards pallister, it may be as well to say that the Poll Tax (1379) proves that the feminine suffix -ster was very popular in all occupative names (v. Slaster for Slater); compare palisade.

Robertas Palycer, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

John Pallyser, Yorkshire: Fabric Rolls of York Minster: Wills and Inventories (Surtees Society).

Thomas Palysar, Yorkshire: ibid.

William Pallyster, Yorkshire: ibid.

John Palyster, Yorkshire: ibid.

Robert Paylyster, Yorkshire: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).

'The Rev. Thomas Palaser, or Pallicer, born at Ellerton-upon-Swale, a Roman Catholic priest, was executed for his religion at Durham, Aug. 9, 1600': Old Yorkshire.

1793. Married — Alex. Paul and Sarah Pallister: St. George, Hanover Square.

1794. — Thomas Haverly and Elizabeth Palser: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Palister, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pallister Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pallister is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pallister? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pallister is the 160,082nd most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,674,329 people. Pallister is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Pallister are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring given name on earth, borne by 21 people.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 1,295 people, or 1 in 43,026. In England Pallister is primarily found in: Durham, where 19 percent reside, North Yorkshire, where 18 percent reside and Tyne and Wear, where 8 percent reside. Excluding England this surname occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 16 percent reside.

Pallister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pallister has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 691 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pallister Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States Pallister are 0.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.47% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pallister earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 16.76% less than the national average, earning R 197,808 per year; in United States they earn 13.97% more than the national average, earning $49,177 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.26% more than the national average, earning $50,804 CAD per year.

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