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Gloster Name Meaning

English: habitational name from the city of Gloucester. The place originally bore the British name Glevum (apparently from a cognate of Welsh gloyw ‘bright’), to which was added the Old English element ceaster ‘Roman fort or walled city’ (Latin castra ‘legionary camp’).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Kloster, Plaster, Lister, Hoster, Luster, Glover, Coster, Laster

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Gloster Family Origin

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Gloster Family Occupations

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  • Agricultural Labourer

    8%

  • Labourer

    8%

  • Agr Lab

    3%

  • Art Metal Worker In Brass

    3%

In 1881, Agricultural Labourer, Labourer and Agr Lab were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Gloster. The most common Gloster occupation in the UK was Agricultural Labourer. 8% of Gloster's were Agricultural Labourers. A less common occupation for the Gloster family was Art Metal Worker In Brass.

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Gloster Historical Records

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Gloster Life Expectancy

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