Explore the Family Name Fister

The meaning of Fister

1. South German: variant of Pfister, an occupational name for a baker. This form of the surname is also common in Slovenia (see also below) and is also found elsewhere in Central Europe. 2. Slovenian and Croatian (Fišter): from fišter ‘baker’, an archaic or dialect loanword from German (see Pfister and above).

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How common is the last name Fister in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname 'Fister' has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked at 17,734 but fell to 20,529 by 2010, a drop of nearly 16%. The count of individuals with this surname also declined from 1,457 to 1,292 during the same period, indicating an 11.32% decrease. The proportion of Fisters per 100,000 people in the U.S. also decreased by around 18.52%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,734	#20,529	-15.76%
Count	1,457	1,292	-11.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.54	0.44	-18.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fister

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Fister', Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some changes from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped slightly by about 13%. However, those identifying with two or more races saw a significant increase of almost 110%. The majority of Fisters are of White ethnicity, although there was a minor dip of about 1.71% over the decade. Interestingly, there was a substantial rise in the Hispanic population with this surname, increasing by about 125%. There were no recorded instances of individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.65%	93.03%	-1.71%
Two or More Races	1.51%	3.17%	109.93%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.78%	1.55%	-12.92%
Hispanic	0.69%	1.55%	124.64%
Black	0.89%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.48%	0%	0%