Yester Surname

596,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Yester Surname Definition:

YESTER: Of local origin from Yesteir in East Lothian. Thomas jester witnessed an instrument of sasine of the lands and castle of Temptalloune in 1475 (Douglas, III, p. 106), and Thom lestyr was tenant on lands of Cupar Angus Abbey, 1478 (Cupar-Angus, I, p.

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Yester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4891:741,22558,038
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Yester (1,528) may also be a first name.

Yester Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

YESTER: Of local origin from Yesteir in East Lothian. Thomas jester witnessed an instrument of sasine of the lands and castle of Temptalloune in 1475 (Douglas, III, p. 106), and Thom lestyr was tenant on lands of Cupar Angus Abbey, 1478 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 212). George Yester appears as familiar servitor of Margaret, queen of Scotland in 1529 (SBR., p. 266), Robert Yester was juror on an inquest at Coldingham in 1561 (Coldingham, App. V.), James ȝestir dwelling in Gorty is in record in 1563 (Methven, p. 55), and Katherine Yester in the parish of Lauder, 1564 (Lauder). Zester 1513, Zister 1596.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

YESTER: A parish in Haddingtonshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Yester Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yester (Marathi: याशतेर) occurs most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yester? popularity and diffusion

It is the 596,518th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 13,960,816 people. The last name Yester is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Yester are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Yester is also the 198,465th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 1,528 people.

Yester is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 489 people, or 1 in 741,225. In The United States Yester is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 24 percent reside, Alabama, where 9 percent reside and Michigan, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Yester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yester has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yester last name rose 1,164 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yester Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yester surname are 9.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.3% registered to vote for the political party.

Yester earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.01% less than the national average, earning $43,146 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eyester9270/
Oyester9210/
Yesther926/
Yesster921/
Yeter9114,617/
Ester9112,284/
Yeste912,372/
Esther8335,429/
Easter8320,561/
Jester8312,920/
Yetter833,783/
Eyster831,801/
Oester83961/
Oyster83937/
Gester83852/
Eister83452/
Euster8350/
Yetere8340/
Iester8322/
Ayster8313/
Eshter8311/
Yestes837/
Estter837/
Eester835/
Aester835/
Yether833/
Uester832/
Yestey832/
Esteer831/
Uyster831/
Esster831/
Iyster831/
Esterh831/
Ejster831/
Yesteu831/
Estear831/
Ezster830/
Yested830/
Este802,563/
Yete802,394/
Eter801,016/
Heister773,673/
Geister772,245/
Hiester77835/
Easther77498/
Heaster77435/
Huyster77158/
Eistert77150/
Gayster77100/
Heyster7783/
Geyster7771/
Hoester7768/
Goester7765/
Jeuster7742/
Gaester7725/
Heuster7724/
Goyster7712/
Estherr777/
Eihster777/
Hayster776/
Eistere776/
Auester775/
Easteer773/
Hoyster773/
Eutster772/
Ehester772/
Eshther772/
Oesther772/
Gejster772/
Gesther772/
Joyster771/
Eastter771/
Eijster771/
Eisterr771/
Estther771/
Eysther771/
Aesther771/
Yezsted771/
Yyoster771/
Estheer771/
Geszter771/
Esthger771/
Aystert771/
Oyyeter771/
Easterd771/
Eisterd771/
Jestier770/
Geaster770/
Eeister770/
Jjester770/
Yechter770/
Eyaster770/
Awester770/
Oeyster770/
Yetstet770/
Easxter770/
Jeter7316,711/
Etter7312,989/
Geter737,107/
Estey733,369/
Ether732,060/
Estee73424/
Geste73322/
Yesti73315/
Yette73260/
Jeste73191/
Yetre73119/
Etger7359/
Yesta7354/
Yetez7353/
Eteer7352/
Yethe7345/
Esthe7342/
Eshte7330/
Yeteh7327/
Yetes7325/
Yetie7324/
Yetir7320/
Yehte7313/
Yedte737/
Estir737/
Yhete737/
Yesty735/
Estea735/
Estte735/
Ieste734/
Eteir734/
Yetee733/
Esste733/
Yetea733/
Jyete731/
Yeted731/
Yetet731/
Yiete731/
Eşter731/
Yetge731/
Ieter730/
Hyete730/
Heijster71381/
Eidsæter7141/
Heiszter7123/
Geiszter7119/
Heistert7110/
Gieszter715/
Heistere714/
Geisster713/
Jyechter713/
Hoyseter712/
Gejszter712/
Hoesterr711/
Geihster711/
Eessther711/
Hoysæter711/
Geschter711/
Jhesther711/
Howester710/
Hoestter710/
Houester710/
Hauester710/
Heisster710/
Eggester710/
Ete6716,540/
Jetter674,685/
D'este672,087/
Getter671,704/
Auster671,395/
Geiter67712/
Jestre67481/
Gether67429/
Jestes67349/
Ajster67266/
Hieter67213/
Oister67158/
Jyesta67142/
Jeeter67114/
Jeater67110/
Aister6789/
Eistre6751/
Eidsæther6751/
Jeuter6744/
Ojster6736/
Jeiter6735/
Geyter6729/
Eğiste6727/
Hyette6725/
Eixter6725/
Geiste6724/
Jõeste6719/
Jether6713/
Aiyete6711/
Ietter6711/
Yestai6710/
Jetger6710/
Ouster678/
Yiiter678/
Jyesti678/
Etheir676/
Oyiete676/
Ezther674/
Jeaste674/
Geszte674/
Esttee674/
Yetesh674/
Eastre673/
Esthee673/
Yettie673/
Estair672/
Esthey672/
Eaxter672/
Gestee672/
Jetere672/
Ayiete672/
Etterh672/
Jestey671/
Jheter671/
Jeterr671/
Hgeter671/
Esstee671/
Esstte671/
Aayete671/
Yeshta671/
Yettey671/
Uister671/
Eustre671/
Iheste671/
Jeeste671/
Jestet671/
Jexter671/
Yetees671/
Yetheu671/
Yettir671/
Yeytey671/
Gestèr671/
Geteer671/
Eystre671/
Ethear671/
Estojr671/
Eistir671/
Eshtir671/
Esstei671/
Yestha671/
Esthea671/
Gieste671/
Iayter671/
Jieter670/
Eschte670/
Yettee670/
Jestei670/
Jestie670/
Yettes670/
Esttea670/

Yester Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yester in the Marathi language
याशतेरyasatera50
तेरtera50

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Yester Reference & Research

Jester DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Jester FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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