Lester Name Meaning: A variant of 'Lister',meaning 'son of the arrow maker'.Deriving from 'Leicester',county town of Leicestershire.
The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin.The earliest recorded spelling is that of 'Hugo De Legrecestra',dated 1130.
Discover how your Lester ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 21 |
| Berkshire | 74 |
| Cambridgeshire | 38 |
| Channel Islands | 3 |
| Cheshire | 76 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 11 |
| Derbyshire | 91 |
| Devon | 6 |
| Dorset | 55 |
| Durham | 28 |
| Essex | 95 |
| Gloucestershire | 47 |
| Hampshire | 55 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 12 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 6 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 121 |
| Lancashire | 235 |
| Leicestershire | 133 |
| Lincolnshire | 31 |
| London | 509 |
| Middlesex | 29 |
| Northumberland | 7 |
| Norfolk | 40 |
| Northamptonshire | 19 |
| Nottinghamshire | 88 |
| Oxfordshire | 67 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 6 |
| Shropshire | 35 |
| Suffolk | 36 |
| Somerset | 72 |
| Surrey | 19 |
| Sussex | 61 |
| Staffordshire | 364 |
| Warwickshire | 218 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 62 |
| Worcestershire | 60 |
| Yorkshire | 127 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 5 |
| Carnarvonshire | 9 |
| Carmarthenshire | 3 |
| Denbighshire | 7 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 19 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 8 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 465 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 139 |
| Labourer | 64 |
| House Servant | 48 |
| Silk Weaver | 31 |
| Coal Miner | 26 |
| Laundress | 25 |
| Cotton Weaver | 25 |
| Ribbon Weaver | 25 |
| Dress Maker | 23 |
| Servant | 21 |
| House Keeper | 19 |
| General Servant | 18 |
| Cook | 14 |
| Shoe Maker | 14 |
| Carpenter | 14 |
| Tailor | 11 |
| Bricklayer | 10 |
| Butcher | 9 |
| Carter | 9 |
| House Maid | 9 |
| Farm Labourer | 8 |
| Gardener | 8 |
| Cotton Hose F W Knitter | 8 |
| Cotton Fancy Weaver & Knitter | 7 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Lester | 2,155 |
| Mary Lester | 2,106 |
| John Lester | 1,878 |
| Thomas Lester | 1,380 |
| Elizabeth Lester | 1,372 |
| George Lester | 1,327 |
| Sarah Lester | 1,188 |
| James Lester | 959 |
| Charles Lester | 825 |
| Ann Lester | 764 |
| Henry Lester | 717 |
| Joseph Lester | 654 |
| Jane Lester | 545 |
| Emma Lester | 516 |
| Eliza Lester | 480 |
| Annie Lester | 459 |
| Ellen Lester | 446 |
| Alice Lester | 414 |
| Edward Lester | 396 |
| Frederick Lester | 394 |
| Arthur Lester | 370 |
| Hannah Lester | 355 |
| Martha Lester | 347 |
| Samuel Lester | 343 |
| Alfred Lester | 338 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lister | 83% | 54,853 |
| 2 | Lester | 100% | 34,712 |
| 3 | Leicester | 67% | 4,707 |
| 4 | Laister | 71% | 1,708 |
| 5 | Leister | 86% | 940 |
| 6 | Laster | 83% | 903 |
| 7 | Loster | 83% | 493 |
| 8 | Luster | 83% | 259 |
| 9 | Alister | 71% | 247 |
| 10 | Elster | 67% | 158 |
| 11 | Leaster | 86% | 145 |
| 12 | Lestor | 83% | 101 |
The surname Lester is the 2nd most popular variant of Lister.