How common is the surname Pfister?

5,441 people in the United States had the surname Pfister in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,744 Americans. It ranked 6,283rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Pfister?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Pfister identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Pfister?

Wally Pfister, American cinematographer and film director, followed by Hank Pfister.

Where is the surname Pfister most common?

Wikidata records people named Pfister in the United States and Austria.

Is the surname Pfister getting more or less common?

More common. 5,411 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,441 in 2010, up 0.6%.

The surname Pfister

A German occupational surname, carried by 5,441 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P236

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pfister is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

German origin

South German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun Pfister (“baker”).

Pfister is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,441 people named Pfister in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 56,744 Americans. That is up 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,411.

#6,283

rank among US surnames

5,441

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+0.6%

change since 2000 (was #5,861)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,276	Speight	5,445	56,703
#6,277	Avant	5,443	56,723
#6,278	Koons	5,442	56,734
#6,283	Pfister	5,441	56,744
#6,284	O'Quinn	5,439	56,765
#6,285	Agarwal	5,436	56,796

Who is named Pfister

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

95% of people named Pfister identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pfisters

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Wally Pfister
American cinematographer and film director, born 1961
Hank Pfister
American tennis player, born 1953
Daniel Pfister
Austrian luger, born 1986
Phil Pfister
American strength athlete, born 1971

Notable Pfisters come mostly from the United States (3) and Austria (1).

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Pfister come from?: South German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun Pfister (“baker”).
How common is the surname Pfister?: 5,441 people in the United States had the surname Pfister in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,744 Americans. It ranked 6,283rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pfister?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Pfister identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Pfister?: Wally Pfister, American cinematographer and film director, followed by Hank Pfister.
Where is the surname Pfister most common?: Wikidata records people named Pfister in the United States and Austria.
What type of surname is Pfister?: Pfister is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Pfister getting more or less common?: More common. 5,411 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,441 in 2010, up 0.6%.