The Sester surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 544 people carried this name — #40,261 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 555,600 people counted. That is up 16% from 467 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 142 people named Sester.
8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
77 people named Sester live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Neuchâtel.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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 Sester,
with a public archive behind them.
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Karl Sester 1900– · engineer -
Josef Sester 1877–1938 · vicar general
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Reet Sester 1954– · music teacher
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Marie Sester 1955– · artist
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Monika Sester 1961– · university teacher
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Sven Sester 1969– · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Sester.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Sester is.
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