as a Last Name
- 47,292
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Lester
Meaning & Origins
English: habitational name from Leicester, named in Old English from the tribal name Ligore (itself adapted from a British river name) + Old English ceaster ‘Roman fort or walled city’ (Latin castra ‘legionary camp’).
| 726th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 47,292
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- West Virginia
- has the most people named Lester per capita
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