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 last name Lessiter occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lessiter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,129,067th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. The last name Lessiter occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Lessiter live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in British Isles.

Lessiter is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 389,637. In England it is most common in: Devon, where 23 percent reside, Cornwall, where 14 percent reside and Greater London, where 10 percent reside. Not including England this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Wales, where 12 percent reside.

Lessiter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lessiter has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Lessiter surname expanded 227 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 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 national 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
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  • 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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