Last Name LISTER

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Meaning	The litster, a dyer. Both trade-name and surname, founded on the trade-name, existed in Yorkshire for centuries. A chantry in the church of All Saints, York, was erected in the 15th century by Adam del Bank, littester. The Norfolk rebellion in 1381 was called Lister's rebellion, because headed by John Lister, or Littester, a dyer of Norwich.

Origin	English, Jewish, Irish, Croatian, Zimbabwean, Hungarian

Rank	4,158 (2000 US census)	4,007 (1990 US census)

Count	7,891 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

79.55%, or 6277 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
14.67%, or 1158 total occurrences, as black,
0.37%, or 29 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
1.43%, or 113 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.38%, or 109 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.6%, or 205 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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