Lyster: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Lyster is best understood together with Lister: both are English spellings of a single family name. Its meaning, shared with Lister, is “Dyer”.

Lyster coat of arms

There is no single Lyster family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Lyster and Lister

Lyster writes “y” in place of the “i” found in Lister, a typical scribal difference. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. You may also find the name written Litster.

The 2010 US Census counted 636 people named Lyster, ranking it number 35,395 among American surnames. That is enough to place it in the top 50,000 American surnames. Want more than a summary? See the Lyster family name pack.