Laister Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Laister Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Laister family

Profession Census Frequency
School 31
Private Means 6
Shop Assistant 4
Farm Labourer 3
Coal Miner Hewer 3
Railway Clerk 2
Drapers Assistant 2
Employed At Home 2
Farmer 2
Assisting In The Business 2
Bank Clerk 2
Coal Miner Trammer Below Ground 2
Corn Miller 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Grocer Assistant 2
House Keeper 2
Housekeeper 2
Labourer (gas Horks) 2
Railway Coach Builder 2
Scholar 2
School Teacher 2
Colliery Managers Clerk 1
Commercial Clerk 1
Commercial Traveller (gravers) 1
Confectioner Dealer 1

Laister Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lister 86% 54,853
2 Lester 71% 34,712
3 Laister 100% 1,708
4 Leister 86% 940
5 Laster 86% 903
6 Loster 71% 493
7 Luster 71% 259
8 Alister 71% 247
9 Elster 57% 158
10 Leaster 71% 145
11 Lestor 57% 101

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The surname Laister is the 3rd most popular variant of Lister.

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