Jester Family History
Jester Name Meaning
English (Warwickshire): occupational name for a jester from Middle English gester ‘mimic buffoon; professional reciter of romances’. German: from the ancient Germanic personal name Gastharo composed of the elements gast ‘guest foreigner’ earlier ‘foreign warrior’ + heri ‘army’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022