Surname · also Old English
Caister
“city, town”
Caister is a surname from Old English (ultimately Latin).
Meaning & origin
What it means
Caister goes back to Old English ċeaster, meaning “city, town.”
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Where it comes from
Caister comes from Old English, and ultimately from Latin.
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How it developed
From Old English ċeaster (“city, town”), from Latin castrum (“camp”).
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Caister’s family of names
In English usage, Caister as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Chester.
The ring: across languages.
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