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The Lett surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,385 people carried this name — #5,451 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 46,300 people counted. That is up 7% from 5,994 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 375 people named Lett.

3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Moselle.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 3
Moselle 289
Bas-Rhin 21
Meurthe-et-Moselle 13
Paris 10
Haut-Rhin 8
Marne 7
Doubs 4
Seine-Saint-Denis 3

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 24 people named Lett live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.

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

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 12
Buenos Aires Province 12

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Lett in American newspapers,
1885–1918.

Newspaper page from The Dillon Tribune carrying the name Lett
The Dillon Tribune 1885-12-26
Newspaper page from Rock Springs Miner carrying the name Lett
Rock Springs Miner 1917-10-12
Newspaper page from Rock Springs Miner carrying the name Lett
Rock Springs Miner 1918-01-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 526,561 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Lett,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Kathleen Sophie Lett d. 1946
  • Stephen Joshua Lett 1801– · naval officer
  • Benjamin Lett 1813–1858 · revolutionary
  • Henry William Lett 1836–1920 · botanist
  • Stephen Lett 1847–1905 · physician
  • August Lett 1861–1909 · missionary

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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