How common is the surname Fister?

1,292 people in the United States had the surname Fister in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 238,967 Americans. It ranked 20,529th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fister?

Doug Fister, American baseball player (born 1984).

Where is the surname Fister most common?

Wikidata records people named Fister in the United States.

Is the surname Fister getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,457 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,292 in 2010, down 11%.

The surname Fister

A surname, carried by 1,292 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F236

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fister is more common than 87.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,292 people named Fister in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 238,967 Americans. That is down 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,457.

#20,529

rank among US surnames

1,292

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-11.3%

change since 2000 (was #17,734)

Who is named Fister

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Fister identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as two or more races and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Two or more races 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fisters

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Doug Fister
American baseball player (born 1984)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fister

Fister has the Soundex code F236, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F236.

Questions

How common is the surname Fister?: 1,292 people in the United States had the surname Fister in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 238,967 Americans. It ranked 20,529th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fister?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Fister identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Fister?: Doug Fister, American baseball player (born 1984).
Where is the surname Fister most common?: Wikidata records people named Fister in the United States.
Is the surname Fister getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,457 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,292 in 2010, down 11%.