English (northern): occupational name from Middle English paliser ‘maker of pales palings or fences (for constructing ramparts enclosing deer parks etc.)’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Pallister family from?
You can see how Pallister families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Pallister family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Pallister families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1840 there was 1 Pallister family living in Maine. This was 100% of all the recorded Pallister's in USA. Maine had the highest population of Pallister families in 1840.
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What did your Pallister ancestors do for a living?
In 1940, Laborer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Pallister. 22% of Pallister men worked as a Laborer and 50% of Pallister women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Pallister were Carpenter and Clerk. .
Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Pallister life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 1984. The average life expectancy for Pallister in 1953 was 43, and 82 in 2004.