Wister Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wister Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wister family

Profession Census Frequency
Hanlier 1
Governess 1
Travellers Wife 1

Wister Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wooster 71% 3,484
2 Wester 83% 1,202
3 Waister 86% 271
4 Whister 86% 200
5 Woster 83% 199
6 Waster 83% 182
7 Wister 100% 119

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The surname Wister is the 7th most popular variant of Wooster.

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