Lesser is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Lesser
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Germany
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Lesser

How popular is Lesser?

Lesser is common in Germany.

Lesser is ranked 45116 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Lesser bearers increased by 1.013976 per cent in 2010 US census to 3686 since 2000, the surname slipped by 542 spots and ranked at 8885. The last name was found in around 12 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.27 95.26
Hispanic or Latino 3.36 1.81
Others 1.19 0.71
Black 1.11 1.1
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.71 0.71
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.35 0.41
Lesser is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Israel is ahead in terms of density. Around 10668 people have been found who wears Lesser as their family name. Lesser is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
33,253 New Zealand9
318,252 Ukraine6
103,755 Czech Republic5
10,686 Costa Rica3
23,344 Austria2
20,595 China2
14,618 Guyana1
18,969 Wales1
29,774 Venezuela1
31,584 Peru1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
49,101 Denmark1
25,746 Finland1
42,479 Greece1
16,640 Hong Kong1
31,207 Ireland1
153,416 Italy1
28,365 Kenya1
2,024 Mongolia1
4,249 Cambodia1
38,841 Scotland1
36,678 Singapore1
24,421 Slovakia1
38,830 Morocco1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
28,564 Switzerland36
80,267 Kazakhstan24
52,530 Belgium22
28,338 Norway20
69,202 Netherlands18
83,233 Spain16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
10,596 Colombia87
12,704 Sweden73
31,862 Australia71
Countries with hundreds of Lesser:
12,259 England495
11,880 Mexico366
34,683 Brazil334
16,501 Argentina328
12,054 Canada320
3,677 Israel306
32,528 France306
25,955 South Africa219
76,583 Russia166
7,193 Chile135
Countries with thousands of Lesser:
7,262 United States5,229
4,415 Germany2,051
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant Abraham Lesser from Great Britain aboard the Colonist from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 37 years old when he arrived in USA on October 19, 1848.

Comments

W
Woodrow Seawood
Lesser is a nickname that is a derivative essards essards is a nickname the origin of this name is Latin etymology comes from exartum: cleared land.

Lesser Namesakes

  • Robert Lesser, Actor
  • Sol Lesser, Film producer
  • Anton Lesser, Actor
  • Robert Lesser, Actor
  • Sol Lesser, Film producer
  • Budd Lesser, Screenwriter
  • Chana Ann Lesser, Author
  • Werner Lesser, Olympic athlete
  • Anton Lesser, Actor
  • Louis Lesser, Businessman
  • John Lesser played critical role of Trick in 2014 horror film The House Behind the Wall.

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