Regester Surname
Approximately 1,261 people bear this surname
Regester Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the registrar,' a recorder. Middle English registrere; compare Breviter. Lower says, 'A corruption of Rochester.' This is not probable.
Regester Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 992 | 1:365,382 | 32,492 |
| England | 149 | 1:373,947 | 26,392 |
| Australia | 92 | 1:293,432 | 25,879 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 74 | 1:329,397 | 21,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 218 | 1:230,361 | 19,417 |
Regester (35) may also be a first name.
Regester Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the registrar,' a recorder. Middle English registrere; compare Breviter. Lower says, 'A corruption of Rochester.' This is not probable.
(Anglo-French-Latin) for Registrar [fromO.French registre, a record, Low Latin registr-um; Latin regerere, sup. regestum, to carry back]
A corruption of Rochester. Per contra, a Sussex peasant calls his baptismal register a rochester.
A local corruption of Rochester (Lower).
Regester Demographics
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Regester Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Regester Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Regester is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Regester.
How Common Is The Last Name Regester? popularity and diffusion
The last name Regester is the 301,281st most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,779,180 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Regester live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. Regester is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 35 people.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 992 people, or 1 in 365,382. In The United States Regester is mostly found in: Maryland, where 13 percent reside, Texas, where 10 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States Regester occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.
Regester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Regester has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Regester last name increased 455 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 201 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Regester Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Regester last name are 26.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.02% being registered with the political party.
The amount Regester earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.16% more than the national average, earning R 406,752 per year and in United States they earn 2.9% more than the national average, earning $44,399 USD per year.
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