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Dempster

in Washington

There are 65 people with the last name "Dempster" in Washington.

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Dempster 9,281
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  1. is 9,277th most common Chilcote
  2. is 9,278th most common Conte
  3. is 9,279th most common Crosier
  4. is 9,280th most common Deacon
  5. is 9,281st most common Dempster
  6. is 9,282nd most common Di
  7. is 9,283rd most common Dobyns
  8. is 9,284th most common Dombrowski
  9. is 9,285th most common Earp

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Dempster

David, John, Julie, Diane, Doris, Harold, June, Michael, Prescott, Stuart

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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