Explore the Family Name Mclester

The meaning of Mclester

Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Fhleasdair (or Fhleisdir) ‘son of the arrow-maker’. Compare English Fletcher.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Mclester" saw a slight increase in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Mclester ranked 43,463 in terms of commonality among U.S. surnames, but in 2010, it had risen to the 41,657th spot, a change of 4.16 percent. The count of people bearing this surname also grew from 468 in 2000 to 522 in 2010, marking an 11.54 percent increase. The proportion of individuals named Mclester per 100,000 people also rose from 0.17 to 0.18, a 5.88 percent increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,463	#41,657	4.16%
Count	468	522	11.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.18	5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mclester

On the ethnicity front, data pulled from the Decennial U.S. Census displays varied changes in the ethnic identities associated with the surname Mclester from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, 66.88 percent of the Mclesters identified as White, but this figure dropped to 59.96 percent in 2010, marking a 10.35 percent decrease. Those identifying as Black stayed relatively stable at around 29 percent. Interestingly, there were new entries of Hispanic and individuals identifying with two or more races in the 2010 census, accounting for 3.26 percent and 1.72 percent respectively. The representation of American Indian and Alaskan Native also saw a significant growth of 159.81 percent, increasing from 2.14 percent in 2000 to 5.56 percent in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	66.88%	59.96%	-10.35%
Black	29.27%	29.5%	0.79%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.14%	5.56%	159.81%
Hispanic	0%	3.26%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.72%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%