Explore the Family Name Lesar

The meaning of Lesar

Slovenian and Croatian: occupational name for a woodman, derived from les ‘wood, timber’, or a topographic name for a forest dweller, derived from the same word with the dialect meaning ‘forest’. Compare Lessar.

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How common is the last name Lesar in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Lesar has experienced a significant decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 65,492 in popularity with a count of 283, equating to 0.1 per 100,000 people. However, by 2010, the rank had dropped to 80,926, a change of -23.57% and the count decreased to 234, marking a decline of 17.31%. The proportion of individuals with the Lesar surname per 100,000 also fell to 0.08, representing a drop of 20%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,492	#80,926	-23.57%
Count	283	234	-17.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.08	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lesar

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Lesar, again using data from the Decennial U.S. Census, certain changes were evident between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 94.7% of individuals with this surname identified as White, decreasing slightly to 93.16% in 2010. The proportion identifying as Hispanic remained relatively stable, with only a slight increase from 2.12% to 2.14%. Notably, there were also individuals who began identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, whereas there were none in 2000. There were no reported shifts among those identifying as Black, Two or more races, and American Indian and Alaskan Native during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.7%	93.16%	-1.63%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.14%	0%
Hispanic	2.12%	2.14%	0.94%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%