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Dempster

in Tennessee

There are 40 people with the last name "Dempster" in Tennessee.

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Ranking in Tennessee

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Dempster 10,119
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  1. is 10,115th most common Coman
  2. is 10,116th most common Converse
  3. is 10,117th most common Daulton
  4. is 10,118th most common Debow
  5. is 10,119th most common Dempster
  6. is 10,120th most common Deng
  7. is 10,121st most common Desha
  8. is 10,122nd most common Devaughn
  9. is 10,123rd most common Dews

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Dempster

James, Janet, Nadine, Ronnie, Ross, William, Audrey, Barbara, Bill, Charles

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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