Last Name DEXTER

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Meaning The dighester, i.e. dyster or dyer.
A contraction of 'De Exeter,' from the city of Exeter, in Devonshire, England; anciently written 'Excester,' from 'Exe,' the name of the river on which it is situated, and 'cester,' a camp or town for the derivation of which see 'Chester.'
Origin English, Spanish, Irish, Austrian, Pakistani

Rank 3,390 (2000 US census) 3,025 (1990 US census)
Count 9,660 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 85.62%, or 8271 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 10.65%, or 1029 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.51%, or 49 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.7%, or 68 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.36%, or 131 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.16%, or 112 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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