Lassiter Surname

30,747th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Lassiter Surname Definition:

(English) A variant of Lester, q.v.

Lassiter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States17,1701:21,1102,663
England781:714,33440,171
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Suriname11:552,6169,664
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9121:26,2653,230

Lassiter (98) may also be a first name.

Lassiter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) A variant of Lester, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lassiter Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lassiter Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Lassiter (Arabic: اسيتر, Russian: Ласситер) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lassiter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 30,747th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 419,717 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Lassiter reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 956,749th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 98 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 17,170 people, or 1 in 21,110. In The United States Lassiter is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 27 percent live, Virginia, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States Lassiter exists in 29 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Lassiter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lassiter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 898 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 153 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lassiter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lassiter are 0.36000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.59% being registered with the party.

The amount Lassiter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.87% less than the national average, earning $38,457 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.3% less than the national average, earning $41,086 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lassiter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lassiter in the Russian language
Ласситерlassiter-
Lassiter in the Arabic language
اسيترasytr-

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Lassiter Reference & Research

Lassiter DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Lassiter FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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