The story
- Medieval Latin · derived fromLaxtra
- Old French · derived fromLestra
- English todayLester
* As an English surname, from the placename Leicester. * Also as an English surname of Norman origin, from Lestre in Normandy, from Old French Lestra, from Medieval Latin Laxtra, perhaps from extera (“exterior (part of a property)”). * As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Lister. * Also as an English surname, variant of Laster. * As a Scottish and Irish surname, shortened from McLester.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.