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Where Does The Last Name Less Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Less is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Léss or Lešš. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Less? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 124,370^th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,987,874 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Less live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 213,454^th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 1,351 people.

The surname Less is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,407 people, or 1 in 257,611. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 14 percent are found, Ohio, where 11 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 81 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 12 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent are found.

Less Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Less has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Less last name rose 1,099 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 506 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Less Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Episcopalian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Less surname are 6.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Less earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.75% more than the national average, earning R 332,088 per year; in United States they earn 3.02% more than the national average, earning $44,450 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.73% less than the national average, earning $47,829 CAD per year.