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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)
- A place name:
- 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).
- A village in County Roscommon, Ireland.
- A village and civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland.
- A former township in Dysart et al municipality, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
- A village in the Rural Municipality of Lipton No. 217, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A city in Tama County, Iowa, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Dean Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- A town and locality in Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.
- A rural locality in Southern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia.
- A Scottish earldom.
- A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.
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Statistics
- 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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