# Laster (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/laster/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as an occupation.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 9,202 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,847 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 33,552 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.9% (8,525 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an English surname, variant of Lester. * Also as an English occupational surname, from the noun laster.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Laster in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 49% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |

## Similar surnames

Lester, Lassiter, Lister, Luster, Leister, Lasater, Lastra, Lasseter, Lasiter, Laughter, Lucatero, Lichter.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.