Explore the Family Name Lyster

The meaning of Lyster

1. English and Scottish: variant of Lister. 2. Norwegian: habitational name from the farm name Ljøsta in Romsdal, probably derived from Old Norse ljóstr ‘fishing spear, leister’. 3. Danish: nickname originally from Bornholm, derived from a word for a fishing tackle for catching eel. 4. Dutch: variant, archaic or Americanized, of Lijster, a nickname from lijster ‘thrush’. 5. Possibly also an Americanized form of German Leister.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lyster has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 29099, but by 2010 it had fallen to a rank of 35395, indicating a drop of 21.64%. The count of people with this surname also decreased from 767 to 636 during the same period, marking a decline of 17.08%. In terms of proportion per 100k people, there was a decrease from 0.28 to 0.22, showing a reduction of 21.43%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,099	#35,395	-21.64%
Count	767	636	-17.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.22	-21.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lyster

In regard to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The largest group, those identifying as White, saw a small decrease from 94.92% to 93.87%. Those identifying as Hispanic experienced an increase from 2.61% to 2.99%, while individuals identifying with two or more races saw a slight decrease from 1.30% to 1.26%. A new category emerged in 2010 with 1.10% of Lysters identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander. The categories of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero for both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.92%	93.87%	-1.11%
Hispanic	2.61%	2.99%	14.56%
Two or More Races	1.3%	1.26%	-3.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.1%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%