Simister Family History
Simister Name Meaning
variant of Sumpster (Middle English somester) with unrounding of /u/ to /ɪ/ before the nasal consonant. This is a post-medieval dialect feature of NW England and SW England and perhaps also of the NW Midlands. Compare Simmers for Summers Simnor for Sumner Simpson for Sumsion . from Middle English semester (Old English sēamestre) ‘sewer tailor sempstress’. The medieval name is mostly borne by women and as such may not have become hereditary but there are also a few men so named. Compare Seamer . The post-medieval bearers cited here may belong to (1).
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016