Lester surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Lester surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 43,919 people carried this name — #709 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 6,140 people counted.

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In Poland’s population register

135 people named Lester have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 162 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Greater Poland 124
West Pomeranian 9
Masovian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 50 people named Lester.

10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Haute-Vienne.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 10
Haute-Vienne 10
Indre 8
Finistère 7
Eure-et-Loir 5
Loir-et-Cher 3
Paris 2
Calvados 2
Seine-Maritime 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

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