Oyster

Uncertain. Perhaps a nickname for someone who cultivated or sold oysters.

Oyster (plural Oysters)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Oyster is the 33990^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 669 individuals. Oyster is most common among White (97.76%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Oyster”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• Storey, Troyes, oystre, storey, toyers, tyroes