Fister Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Fister Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Fister family

Profession Census Frequency
School 12
General Labourer 3
Hosiery Factory Hand 3
Coal Miner Hewer 3
Ladies Tailor Worker 2
Carpenter (builders) 2
Farmer 2
Domestic Servant 2
Solicitor 2
Hosiery Machinist 2
None 2
School Boy 2
Agricultural Laborer 1
Blast Turnace Chrisman Worker Iron Works 1
Brass Fube Sawyer 1
Caretaker 1
Cashier (worsted Cooting Manfrs) 1
Cloth Mender 1
Cloth Weaver 1
Club Howark 1
Club Stewardess 1
Commercial Clerk 1
Copper Lube Sawyer 1
Cotton Winder 1
Fisherman 1

Fister Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Foster 83% 275,967
2 Faster 83% 3,806
3 Foister 86% 1,298
4 Fister 100% 803
5 Feaster 71% 650
6 Fester 83% 560
7 Fostor 67% 219
8 Fuster 83% 121
9 Fooster 71% 116

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The surname Fister is the 4th most popular variant of Foster.

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