Given name & surname
Laster
“roman fort”·“a man from Leicester”
In English use, Laster has a related form in Lester. Interpretations include “roman fort” and “a man from Leicester” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Laster has a related form in Lester. Interpretations include “roman fort” and “a man from Leicester” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Laster has a related form in Lester. A possible origin is English, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Laster has a related form in Lester. The history of Lester gives this family its wider story. Lester’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Laster through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 67
- 67 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1958. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1925. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,553 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Laster’s family of names
In English usage, Laster as a surname has a related form in Lester.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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