| ![Show Contents]() Caster History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of CasterWhat does the name Caster mean? The name Caster is derived from the Middle English word "costard" which is "‘a prominently ribbed apple, a kind of large apple, but the word was evidently also known as a personal name." 1 Later, it defined a person who made a type of apple dumpling, a delicacy popular in early days. The final "d" from variants like Costard and Costerd was frequently dropped in later years. In France the word "castor" literally translates as "beaver." And in this case as in the former, the name is understood to be an occupational name. Early Origins of the Caster familyThe surname Caster was first found in Lincolnshire where Alexander filius Costard was registered in the Pipe Rolls of 1203. In the Latin for, Roger Costardus was listed in Norfolk 1175-1186 and later Richard Costard was found in the Assize Rolls for Wiltshire in 1249. 1 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 listed Reginald Costard, Gloucestershire; Emma Costard, Oxfordshire; and Richard Costard, Cambridgeshire and later the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 included an entry for Thomas Costard. 2 The source Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III had two entries for the family: John Costard, Lincolnshire; and Margery Costard, Lincolnshire. Early History of the Caster familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Caster research. Another 67 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1420, 1710 and 1782 are included under the topic Early Caster History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Caster Spelling VariationsCoster, Costar, Costard, Costerman Early Notables of the Caster familyRobert Coster who married Grace Pendarves, daughter of Sir William Pendarves of St. Ives.
Richard Caistor (d. 1420), was an English theologian, "said to have been born at Caistor, near Norwich, from...
Another 31 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Caster Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Caster Rankingthe United States, the name Caster is the 10,379th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3
| Caster migration to the United States | + |
Caster Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Elizabeth Caster, who landed in Maryland in 1649 4
- Mary Caster, who arrived in Maryland in 1662 4
Caster Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Mathias Caster, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1733 4
- Christoph Caster, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1742 4
Caster Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Lewis Caster, aged 23, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1841 4
- Peter Caster, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1851 4
- Angel Caster, aged 40, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1854 4
| Caster migration to Canada | + |
Caster Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- John Caster, who arrived in Canada in 1836
| Caster migration to Australia | + |
Caster Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- John Caster, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Cressy" in 1847 5
| Contemporary Notables of the name Caster (post 1700) | + |
- Richard C. Caster (1948-2024), American former professional football player
- Bill Caster, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1996 6
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) CRESSY 1847. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1847Cressy.htm
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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