Last Name LEICESTER

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Meaning Lester.
Local: Of Leicester, the well-known capital of the county of that name.
From Leicester, a borough town in England. Saxon, 'Leagceaster,' from 'Leag' or 'Ley,' a field or common, and 'cester,' a camp or city, from the Latin 'Castrum;' because, says Bailey, it was probably built hard by a 'leag' or common; a camp of the Roman legion. (See Chester.)
Local: A borough town in England; a camp of the Roman legion. (See Leicester.)
Origin English, Irish

Rank 139,757 (2000 US census)
Count 110 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.55%, or 104 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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