Lessiter Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Lessiter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lessiter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1431:389,63727,109
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Wales251:123,7819,267
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:386,91123,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Lessiter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lessiter is found most frequently in England. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lessiter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lessiter is the 1,129,067th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Lessiter reside; 79 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 389,637. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Devon, where 23 percent live, Cornwall, where 14 percent live and Greater London, where 10 percent live. Aside from England it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live and Wales, where 12 percent live.

Lessiter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lessiter has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Lessiter last name grew 227 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lessiter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lessiter last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.

Lessiter earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.08% less than the national average, earning $39,233 USD per year.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Lessiter
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