as a First Name
Transferred use of the surname, in origin a local name from the city of Leicester. The place name is recorded in the 10th century as Ligora cæster, representing a British name of obscure origin + Old English cæster ‘Roman fort’.
| 593rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 79,975
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 117,040
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Louisiana
- has the most people named Lester per capita
- 1915
- marked the height of its popularity
0.02%
99.98%
66%
55+
55+
27%
30-54
30-54
5%
13-29
13-29
2%
0-12
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