Last Name LESTER

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • LESTER is ranked as the 755th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 49,349.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 15.48 people named LESTER for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 68% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named LESTER is 51,865, the rank is 709 and the proportion per 100k Americans named LESTER is 16.28.

Last Names LESTER
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 49,349 +/-1.6%
  • National Rank 755
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 15.5

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 51,865
  • National Rank 709
  • Proportion/100k 16.28

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name LESTER is 77.7% White, 1.5% Hispanic origin, 18.1% Black, 0.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.3% Two or More Races, and 1.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name LESTER have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name LESTER is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name LESTER

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 77.7% 63.9% 13.8%
Hispanic origin 1.5% 16.3% -14.8%
Black 18.1% 12.3% 5.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.3% 4.9% -4.6%
Two or more races 1.3% 1.8% -0.5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1.1% 0.7% 0.4%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named LESTER is Texas where 4,243 people have this name.
  • West Virginia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named LESTER, as 65.85 in every 100,000 West Virginians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • West Virginia is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Massachusetts (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 7 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names LESTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,453 11.28 99.5% Indiana 1,099 16.66 99.2% Iowa 575 18.51 99.2% Kansas 288 9.93 97.4% Michigan 1,398 14.11 99.6% Minnesota 362 6.64 98.5% Missouri 625 20.87 97.7% Nebraska 145 7.68 95.6% North Dakota 72 9.79 90.6% Ohio 2,057 17.75 99.6% South Dakota 115 13.47 95.0% Wisconsin 440 7.64 98.8%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name LESTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,453 11.28 99.5%
Indiana 1,099 16.66 99.2%
Iowa 575 18.51 99.2%
Kansas 288 9.93 97.4%
Michigan 1,398 14.11 99.6%
Minnesota 362 6.64 98.5%
Missouri 625 20.87 97.7%
Nebraska 145 7.68 95.6%
North Dakota 72 9.79 90.6%
Ohio 2,057 17.75 99.6%
South Dakota 115 13.47 95.0%
Wisconsin 440 7.64 98.8%
West State Statistics Last-Names LESTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 84.8% Arizona 931 13.83 99.3% California 3,970 10.23 99.7% Colorado 594 11.1 99.0% Hawaii 144 10.18 96.9% Idaho 203 12.42 97.0% Montana 235 22.99 98.4% Nevada 486 17.12 99.0% New Mexico 384 18.42 98.2% Oregon 548 13.8 98.9% Utah 273 9.29 96.0% Washington 1,213 17.18 99.5% Wyoming 149 25.54 97.3%

West States
State stats for the first name LESTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 84.8%
Arizona 931 13.83 99.3%
California 3,970 10.23 99.7%
Colorado 594 11.1 99.0%
Hawaii 144 10.18 96.9%
Idaho 203 12.42 97.0%
Montana 235 22.99 98.4%
Nevada 486 17.12 99.0%
New Mexico 384 18.42 98.2%
Oregon 548 13.8 98.9%
Utah 273 9.29 96.0%
Washington 1,213 17.18 99.5%
Wyoming 149 25.54 97.3%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names LESTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 449 12.48 98.9% Maine 102 7.66 91.7% Massachusetts 389 5.77 97.6% New Hampshire 84 6.34 92.9% New Jersey 896 10.03 99.2% New York 2,580 13.07 99.7% Pennsylvania 1,260 9.85 99.4% Rhode Island 82 7.77 92.8% Vermont 55 8.76 93.3%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name LESTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 449 12.48 98.9%
Maine 102 7.66 91.7%
Massachusetts 389 5.77 97.6%
New Hampshire 84 6.34 92.9%
New Jersey 896 10.03 99.2%
New York 2,580 13.07 99.7%
Pennsylvania 1,260 9.85 99.4%
Rhode Island 82 7.77 92.8%
Vermont 55 8.76 93.3%
South State Statistics Last-Names LESTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 793 16.35 98.2% Arkansas 730 24.62 98.7% Delaware 156 16.73 98.3% Dist. of Columbia 80 12.16 95.2% Florida 3,313 16.65 99.8% Georgia 3,914 38.76 99.7% Kentucky 1,322 29.96 99.0% Louisiana 1,018 21.9 98.7% Maryland 858 14.35 99.3% Mississippi 625 20.87 97.7% North Carolina 1,697 17.06 99.4% Oklahoma 990 25.54 99.0% South Carolina 888 18.38 98.9% Tennessee 1,910 29.16 99.4% Texas 4,243 15.74 99.6% Virginia 3,208 38.53 99.8% West Virginia 1,218 65.85 99.2%

South States
State stats for the first name LESTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 793 16.35 98.2%
Arkansas 730 24.62 98.7%
Delaware 156 16.73 98.3%
Dist. of Columbia 80 12.16 95.2%
Florida 3,313 16.65 99.8%
Georgia 3,914 38.76 99.7%
Kentucky 1,322 29.96 99.0%
Louisiana 1,018 21.9 98.7%
Maryland 858 14.35 99.3%
Mississippi 625 20.87 97.7%
North Carolina 1,697 17.06 99.4%
Oklahoma 990 25.54 99.0%
South Carolina 888 18.38 98.9%
Tennessee 1,910 29.16 99.4%
Texas 4,243 15.74 99.6%
Virginia 3,208 38.53 99.8%
West Virginia 1,218 65.85 99.2%
 

Full Names with LESTER as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have LESTER as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named LESTER.

The most popular full name is James LESTER. 2.53% of all the people named LESTER have this given name.

There are 2172 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name LESTER

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James LESTER 2.53%
2 David LESTER 1.80%
3 Robert LESTER 1.37%
4 John LESTER 1.35%
5 Michael LESTER 1.35%
6 Charles LESTER 1.12%
7 Barbara LESTER 1.00%
8 William LESTER 1.00%
9 Mary LESTER 0.99%
10 Richard LESTER 0.81%
11 Linda LESTER 0.74%
12 Betty LESTER 0.70%
13 Patricia LESTER 0.67%
14 Thomas LESTER 0.63%
15 Gary LESTER 0.58%
16 Joseph LESTER 0.55%
17 Mark LESTER 0.55%
18 Brian LESTER 0.53%
19 Donald LESTER 0.51%
20 Jennifer LESTER 0.50%

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