Cognomen דקסטר (Dexter 
, Decter 
, דקסטר 
) , in the world, is a common surname. The family name דקסטר is habitual in Mauritius, where it is quite a rare surname, the United Kingdom, and Nicaragua. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Indonesia. More prevalently, דקסטר is the forename as well as the last name.