# Dempster

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #48,181

## Definitions
1. A surname originating as an occupation for a judge.

## Etymology
From deemster.

## Easily confused with
- **dumpster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dempster-vs-dumpster)
- **Dempsey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dempsey-vs-dempster)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ddempster`, `demmpster`, `demppster`, `dempsetr`, `dempsster`, `dempsterr`, `dempstre`, `dempstter`, `demptser`, `demspter`, `depmster`, `dmepster`, `edmpster`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dempster