Amster
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Frequency: (418)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Dutch: from a derivative of Amstel, the name of the river that flows through Amsterdam; hence a habitational name for someone from Amsterdam, equivalent of van Amstel.
2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname from German Hamster ‘hoarder’.
GIVEN NAMES: Jewish 7%. Mayer, Pinkus.
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