Laster Surname
Approximately 11,032 people bear this surname
Laster Surname Definition:
A correspondent suggests that this refers to the trade of a cobbler-the last (crepida) being a not uncommon sign.
Laster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,811 | 1:33,527 | 4,191 |
| Israel | 25 | 1:342,305 | 28,607 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Ecuador | 18 | 1:883,658 | 13,769 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 1:710,028 | 4,074 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 57 | 1:427,638 | 25,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,069 | 1:46,977 | 5,391 |
The alternate forms: Läster (37) are calculated separately.
Laster (581) may also be a first name.
Laster Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A correspondent suggests that this refers to the trade of a cobbler-the last (crepida) being a not uncommon sign.
Laster Demographics
Average Male Laster Height
177.85 cm
Average Female Laster Height
162.33 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Laster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laster Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Laster (Russian: Ластер) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Läster. For other potential spellings of Laster click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laster? popularity and diffusion
Laster is the 46,962nd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 660,582 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Laster are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 347,331st most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 581 people.
The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 10,811 people, or 1 in 33,527. In The United States it is most frequent in: Georgia, where 9 percent live, Tennessee, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 51 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 0 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.
Laster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Laster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Laster last name rose 1,011 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Laster Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Laster last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Laster are 36.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.31% registered with the political party.
Laster earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.71% less than the national average, earning $39,390 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Laster Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Laster in the Russian language | ||
| Ластер | laster | - |
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Laster Reference & Research
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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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Laster
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