Leicester is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Leicester
No. of characters: 9
Origin: England
Meaning: From Leicester, a borough town in England. Saxon, Leagccaster, from Leag, or Ley, a field or common, and cester, a camp or city, from the Latin Castrum; because, it was probably built hard by a leag or common; a camp of the Roman legion

How popular is Leicester?

Leicester is common in England.

Leicester is ranked 159141 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Leicester bearers increased by 6.363636 per cent in 2010 US census to 117 since 2000, the surname slipped by 2351 spots and ranked at 142108. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.87 94.55
Leicester is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in England which may be its originating country too. Around 2328 people have been found who wears Leicester as their family name. Leicester is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
96,935 Spain10
19,452 Malaysia3
2,617 Cambodia2
5,936 Bahrain2
54,135 Philippines2
12,161 Wales2
34,572 Israel2
77,122 Sweden1
30,360 Thailand1
3,275 Nepal1
9,591 Panama1
172,258 Germany1
810,193 Indonesia1
277,603 France1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
16,640 Hong Kong1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
65,779 Canada44
9,620 Singapore30
57,220 Netherlands27
359,634 India26
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,157 New Zealand76
7,449 Scotland66
Countries with hundreds of Leicester:
13,209 South Africa475
8,580 Australia329
122,975 United States174
Countries with thousands of Leicester:
6,643 England1,049
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Leicester Namesakes

  • Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, Earl of Leicester
  • Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, Earl of Leicester
  • Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, Earl of Leicester
  • Alice Coke, Countess of Leicester, Countess of Leicester
  • Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, Earl of Leicester
  • Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, Earl of Leicester
  • Jon Leicester, Baseball player
  • John Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester, Earl of Leicester
  • Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, Earl of Leicester
  • Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, Earl of Leicester

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