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The Fister surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,292 people carried this name — #20,529 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 227,300 people counted. That is down 11% from 1,457 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 259 people named Fister live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Entre Ríos.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Entre Ríos 176
Buenos Aires Province 83

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 91 people named Fister.

3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Moselle.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 3
Moselle 34
Meurthe-et-Moselle 16
Paris 13
Marne 6
Vosges 4
Meuse 3
Isère 3
Rhône 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

58 people named Fister have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 99 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Opole.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Opole 42
Silesian 13
Łódź 3

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

22 people named Fister live in Switzerland.

They live in 2 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 14
Aargau 8

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

Who carried it

People named Fister,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Anton Füster
    Anton Füster 1808–1881 · politician
  • Peter Fister 1759–1800 · politician
  • Johann Gottfried Fister 1759–1808 · papermaker
  • Franz Fister 1886–1971 · politician
  • George M. Fister 1892–1976 · urologist
  • Werner Fister 1918–1985 · university teacher

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Fister.

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