Gaster (surname)

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Gaster is a German surname. The Dictionary of American Family Names (2003) suggests that it may be a derivation from Gast "guest". There were 918 entries in the US white pages for this name as of 2013, the largest number (221 entries) in North Carolina. [1] In Germany, there were 95 entries as of 2008. [2]

Notable people with the surname include:

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References

  1. "Gaster". names.whitepages.com. Archived from the original on 2010-07-28.
  2. "Gratis Stammbaum, Genealogie, Familiengeschichte und DNA-Test".