Dyster
See also: dyster
English
editEtymology
editFeminine variant of dyer (“one who dyes”). Comparable to spinster, from spinner. See also Dexter.
Proper noun
editDyster (plural Dysters)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Dyster is the 237840th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 80 individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dyster”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 506.