Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
TESTER
There are approximately 2,637 people named Tester in the UK. That makes it the 3,624th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 42 are named Tester.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Occupational Name
Related and similar surnames
TeasterTesta
Tesler
Test
Tessitore
Teister
Teester
Taster
Teisters
Teastor
Tastter
Tastier
Tasster
Taister
Tasters
Tesiter
Tasteer
Tastar
Tastor
Tasterd
Tejster
Teisterer
Tastayre
Teestaerts
Tastaro
The Tester surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
TESTER. This word has several distinct meanings. As a surname it is probably derived from the baptis)nal Testard, which is found in a Pipe Roll of the year 1131. Hozier. Ann. de la France, deduces it from Guillaurue " Teste-hardie," Duke of Burgundy, early in the XI. century. Testard. H.R.