Palser Surname

380,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 938 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Palser 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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Palser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3901:929,38269,672
England3211:173,57715,862
Canada911:404,89735,698
Wales531:58,3875,284
Australia341:793,99150,673
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2471:98,68610,010
Wales291:54,0832,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Palser 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

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the paliser' (q.v). Palser is now the commoner form.

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

For Paliser, q.v

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A contraction of Palliser.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Palser Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palser occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Palser? popularity and diffusion

The last name Palser is the 380,259th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,769,239 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Palser live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 390 people, or 1 in 929,382. In The United States it is most frequent in: Colorado, where 18 percent reside, Nebraska, where 17 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States Palser is found in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 34 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Palser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Palser has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Palser surname grew 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 130 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 183 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Palser Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Palser surname are 45.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 91.92% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Palser earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.06% less than the national average, earning R 40,260 per year; in United States they earn 4.41% more than the national average, earning $45,053 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.24% more than the national average, earning $56,760 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paulser9259/
Palseur9230/
Pfalser9219/
Palseir921/
Palse91433/
Pauleser8624/
Phalseur861/
Paulsier860/
Palesier860/
Paulse838,037/
Palese831,589/
Palzer831,457/
Palcer83105/
Polser8393/
Palses8336/
Palsce8316/
Palsir8316/
Palset8312/
Palsie839/
Palsey838/
Palsøe838/
Palshe836/
Phalse831/
Palsee831/
Paljer831/
Palger830/
Pfalzer771,024/
Paulger77311/
Palcher77154/
Paulsey7744/
Palesse7743/
Polscer7715/
Pallsér778/
Peleser775/
Pailsey773/
Palzere773/
Paulseu773/
Poleser773/
Paulzer772/
Palsecz772/
Paulseh771/
Pealzer771/
Poulser771/
Palecer771/
Pallese771/
Palzert771/
Paulses771/
Palcert771/
Polsert771/
Palzear771/
Palesei771/
Palzier770/
Paulset770/
Polsher770/
Palce731,759/
Palsa731,711/
Palsi73365/
Polse7374/
Palge7351/
Palje7317/
Palsy739/
Palze733/
Polscher7124/
Paulseph717/
Pagliese713/
Paulseit711/
Pallecer710/
Polzer674,904/
Polese674,381/
Palces67809/
Palcis67600/
Palesa67434/
Palshi67409/
Palzes67387/
Palsis67322/
Polcer67250/
Palsai67237/
Palsha67127/
Paleci6768/
Paulze6754/
Palšis6745/
Palezi6741/
Polger6741/
Palzerová6737/
Poulse6728/
Palesy6726/
Polsey6725/
Palzet6718/
Polsie6718/
Palssi6716/
Palcerová6714/
Paleze6713/
Poljer6712/
Paulsi6710/
Palcea6710/
Palssa679/
Polset679/
Palsih677/
Palsay676/
Palged675/
Palgis675/
Paljee675/
Palche674/
Polseh674/
Palsys674/
Paltge674/
Paylge673/
Pallsa673/
Palzis673/
Paulsy673/
Palezy673/
Palšys673/
Pelessier672/
Palsoi672/
Paulce672/
Paulsetch671/
Paalsi671/
Pallce671/
Pallsi671/
Paulge671/
Palzerova671/
Palsiz671/
Palceh671/
Palcei671/
Pfalsa671/
Polsei671/
Paulsa671/
Paulsé671/
Phalje671/
Phalsi671/
Polsre671/
Palece671/
Pelesseur670/

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