Dysart

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

Dysart (countable and uncountable, plural Dysarts)

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 Scottish earldom.
3. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

• 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.

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

• Dartys, Tardys