Pfister
English
Etymology
South German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun Pfister (“baker”).
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Pfister is the 6283rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5441 individuals. Pfister is most common among White (95.07%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pfister”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
- Pfischter
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 48.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.