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Dempster

in Arkansas

There are 10 people with the last name "Dempster" in Arkansas.

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Ranking in Arkansas

NameRank
Dempster 17,243
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  1. is 17,239th most common Dednam
  2. is 17,240th most common Delapaz
  3. is 17,241st most common Delashmit
  4. is 17,242nd most common Delmont
  5. is 17,243rd most common Dempster
  6. is 17,244th most common Derrickson
  7. is 17,245th most common Desilva
  8. is 17,246th most common Deupree
  9. is 17,247th most common Deuschle

Similar Names and Nicknames

Dempsey, Demps, Dempewolf, Dempski, Dempsay, Dempsy, Demperio, Dempsky, Dempkowski, Dempe

Most Common First Names for Dempster

John, Linda, Hidlred, Hildred, Maryetta, Matthew, Robert, Rod

Meaning & History

Scottish, Manx, and English: occupational name for a judge or arbiter of minor disputes, from Old English dēm(e)stre, a derivative of the verb dēmian ‘to judge or pronounce judgement’. Although this was originally a feminine form of the masculine dēmere, by the Middle English period the suffix -stre had lost its feminine force, and the term was used of both sexes. The surname is not common in England, where the term was early replaced by Anglo-Norman French juge (see Judge), but relatively frequent in Scotland, where until 1747 every laird of a barony could have certain offenses within his territory tried by his dempster, and on the Isle of Man, where deemsters also played an important part in the administration of justice.

Irish (especially County Down): as 1, but also occasionally used instead of Dempsey.

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