The dexter Surname

dexter Name Meaning and History

English (East Midlands): occupational name from Middle English dyster ‘dyer’ (see Dyer).

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The dexter name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the dexter family name as far back in history as possible.

dexter Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of dexter Families in the US in 1920

Number of dexter families

138-273

47-137

1-46

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DEXTERs in Warwicksire/Northampton UK	rupertdexter	0
DEXTER, Bessie	ELL47	1
Found Old Photographs	Mullinix92019	0
updates	terryblount163	0
Jason Dexter; Darius Dexter CT early 1800's	LauretteHall	0
Death: J. Boyd Dexter - Lowell Sun - Lowell MA - February 1, 1958	canesfan10	0
DEXTER family history paper	jenniemader	28
Helen Dexter Jubber Obituary	griffins81	0
Arkansas	rmglider	1
Richard DEXTER	dbrown27	1

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