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Dempster

in Delaware

There are 7 people with the last name "Dempster" in Delaware.

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Ranking in Delaware

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Dempster 15,120
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  1. is 15,116th most common Dellacamera
  2. is 15,117th most common Dellobuono
  3. is 15,118th most common Deltufo
  4. is 15,119th most common Demczak
  5. is 15,120th most common Dempster
  6. is 15,121st most common Demuth
  7. is 15,122nd most common Deneault
  8. is 15,123rd most common Denoncourt
  9. is 15,124th most common Deschere

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Dempster

Norman, Dena, Maureen, Richard, Sonya

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Meaning & History

1. 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.

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

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