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There are approximately 2,637 people named Tester in the UK. That makes it the 3,624th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 42 are named Tester.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

Related and similar surnames

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Teastor
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Tasster
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Tesiter
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Tastar
Tastor
Tasterd
Tejster
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Teestaerts
Tastaro

The Tester surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

TESTER. This word has several distinct meanings. As a surname it is probably derived from the baptis)nal Testard, which is found in a Pipe Roll of the year 1131. Hozier. Ann. de la France, deduces it from Guillaurue " Teste-hardie," Duke of Burgundy, early in the XI. century. Testard. H.R.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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