Surname Checker / Lester
How Common Is the Last Name Lester?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Lester today
49,586
Ranked #768 of 162,254 published surnames · 15.18 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 44,784 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
75.78%
Black
18.6%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.43%
Hispanic
2.22%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.