Gaster Family History
Gaster Name Meaning
German and East Frisian: from the ancient Germanic personal name Gastharo composed of the elements gast ‘guest foreigner’ earlier ‘foreign warrior’ + heri ‘army’. This surname is rare in East Frisia. English (London): habitational name from Gastard (Wiltshire) named with Old English gāt ‘goat’ (genitive plural gāta) + steort ‘tail of land’ meaning ‘goats' tail of land’. French: from the ancient Germanic personal name Gastard a compound of gast ‘guest foreigner’ earlier ‘foreign warrior’ + hard ‘hardy strong’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022