Lester

A surname from Old English derived from the English place name Leicester.

Proper noun

  1. A surname from Old English derived from the English place name Leicester.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
  3. A number of places in the United States:

    1. A town in Limestone County, Alabama.

    2. An unincorporated community in Mitchell County, Georgia.

    3. A minor city in Lyon County, Iowa.

    4. A township in Black Hawk County, Iowa.

    5. An unincorporated community in Tinicum Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

    6. A ghost town in King County, Washington.

    7. A town in Raleigh County, West Virginia.

Origin

* As an English surname, from the placename Leicester. * Also as an English surname of Norman origin, from Lestre in Normandy, from Old French Lestra, from Medieval Latin Laxtra, perhaps from extera (“exterior (part of a property)”). * As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Lister. * Also as an English surname, variant of Laster. * As a Scottish and Irish surname, shortened from McLester.

Forms

Lesters