McLester

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac an Fhleasdair (“son of the fletcher (arrow-maker)”), an occupational surname. Compare Fletcher.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈklɛstɚ/

Proper noun

McLester (plural McLesters)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McLester is the 41657^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 522 individuals. McLester is most common among White (59.96%) and Black/African American (29.5%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McLester”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 558.