Tester

See also: tester

English

Etymology

From Old French testard (“someone with a big head”), a pejorative from teste (“head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛstə(ɹ)/

Proper noun

Tester (plural Testers)

1. A surname from Old French.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tester is the 7663^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4334 individuals. Tester is most common among White (94.67%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tester”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Setter, Street, Teters, retest, setter, street