Last Name PALISTERSummary/Contribute |
| 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 |
Shortest last namesThe 2000 USA census contains no surnames with ONE character. The shortest last names there have at least two characters in them. We found 175 of those. It does not mean that a one character name does not exist. The census data only contain surnames that occurred at lea... |
Scottish surnamesScottish last names divide themselves into two classes: Highland and Lowland.In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century. Just like English and other last n... |
Ukrainian middle namesUkrainian middle names form the same way as Russian ones, except that for girls, the patronymic ending is '-ivna' rather than '-ovna' or '-evna.' Follow the Russian middle names link to get any additional information. |
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