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Dysart

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Etymology

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Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic dìseart (hermit's cell, hermitage), itself from Latin desertum (desert, waste, solitary spot).

Proper noun

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Dysart (countable and uncountable, plural Dysarts)

  1. A place name:
    1. A suburban area and former town and royal burgh (with a small harbour) in Fife council area, Scotland, which was merged with Kirkcaldy in 1930 (OS grid ref NT3093).
    2. A village in County Roscommon, Ireland.
    3. A village and civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland.
    4. A former township in Dysart et al municipality, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
    5. A village in the Rural Municipality of Lipton No. 217, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    6. A city in Tama County, Iowa, United States.
    7. An unincorporated community in Dean Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States.
    8. A town and locality in Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.
    9. A rural locality in Southern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia.
  2. A Scottish earldom.
  3. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Dysart is the 16214th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1781 individuals. Dysart is most common among White (80.8%) and Black/African American (12.02%) individuals.

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