How common is the surname Lesser?

3,686 people in the United States had the surname Lesser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,762 Americans. It ranked 8,885th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lesser?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Lesser identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Lesser?

Len Lesser, American actor and comedian (1922-2011), followed by Sol Lesser.

Where is the surname Lesser most common?

Wikidata records people named Lesser in the United States.

Is the surname Lesser getting more or less common?

More common. 3,649 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,686 in 2010, up 1.0%.

The surname Lesser

A surname, carried by 3,686 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lesser is more common than 94.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,686 people named Lesser in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 83,762 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,649.

#8,885

rank among US surnames

3,686

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+1%

change since 2000 (was #8,343)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,878	Stanger	3,688	83,716
#8,882	Geddes	3,687	83,739
#8,885	Hollon	3,686	83,762
#8,887	Bisson	3,685	83,784
#8,888	Langham	3,684	83,807
#8,890	Vereen	3,683	83,830
#8,891	Diorio	3,682	83,853

Who is named Lesser

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Lesser identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Two or more races 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lessers

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Len Lesser
American actor and comedian (1922-2011)
Sol Lesser
American film producer (1890–1980)
Simon Gotch
American professional wrestler, born 1982

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lesser

Lesser has the Soundex code L260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L260.

Questions

How common is the surname Lesser?: 3,686 people in the United States had the surname Lesser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,762 Americans. It ranked 8,885th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lesser?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Lesser identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lesser?: Len Lesser, American actor and comedian (1922-2011), followed by Sol Lesser.
Where is the surname Lesser most common?: Wikidata records people named Lesser in the United States.
Is the surname Lesser getting more or less common?: More common. 3,649 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,686 in 2010, up 1.0%.