Lest Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lest Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lest family

Profession Census Frequency
Gas Fitter 1
Governess Prof 1
Nursemaid Domestic 1

Lest Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Last 75% 16,497
2 List 75% 3,385
3 Lost 75% 513
4 Leist 80% 381
5 Lest 100% 182
6 Leest 80% 161
7 Lust 75% 161
8 Lestie 67% 114
9 Least 80% 110

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The surname Lest is the 5th most popular variant of Last.

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