Dysart

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

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.

Derived terms

• Dysart et al

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dysart is the 16214^th 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.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dysart”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 506.

Anagrams

• Dartys, Tardys