How Many People Have the Last Name Lester?
people had the surname Lester in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 6,588 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+865 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Lester (75.8%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 18.6%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Lester ranks #560. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Lester grew from 43,919 people in 2000 to 44,784 in 2010 (up 2%), and its rank fell from #709 to #768. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 16.28 to 15.18 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 43,919 | 44,784 |
| Rank | #709 | #768 |
| Per 100,000 people | 16.28 | 15.18 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Lester
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Lester: L236
👤 Lester as a First Name
Lester is a first name too: about 42,625 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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