Last Name PALLISTER

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Meaning The palliser, or with feminine suffix 'the pallister,' a surname seemingly peculiar to Yorkshire. The Surtees Society records contain early references to such persons as Robert Redman, 'palayser.' The 'pallister' (French 'palis,' a pale, a stake) was a kind of parker, one who guarded or fenced enclosures. As regards 'pallister,' it may be as well to say that the Poll Tax (1379) proves that the feminine suffix '-ster; was very popular in all occupative names.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 57,985 (2000 US census)
Count 328 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 95.12%, or 312 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.83%, or 6 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.13%, or 7 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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