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

Less occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Léss or Lešš. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name Less is the 124,370^th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,987,874 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Less are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 213,454^th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 1,351 people.

Less is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,407 people, or 1 in 257,611. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 14 percent reside, Ohio, where 11 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name is found in 81 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 12 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent reside.

Less Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Less Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States Less are 6.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.56% registered with the 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.