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Dempster

in the US

There are 2,156 people with the last name "Dempster" in the United States.

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Dempster 11,496
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  1. is 11,492nd most common Burchell
  2. is 11,493rd most common Maly
  3. is 11,494th most common Schneck
  4. is 11,495th most common Borchert
  5. is 11,496th most common Dempster
  6. is 11,497th most common Shick
  7. is 11,498th most common Yow
  8. is 11,499th most common Anand
  9. is 11,500th most common Astorga

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Dempster

John, Robert, David, William, James, Thomas, Michael, Mary, Linda, Andrew

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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