Other Forms FormsLeycester, Leicester, Leister, Lister, Lasater, Laseter, Lasiter, Lasseter, Lassetter, Lassiter, Laster
Meaning & History
habitational name from Leicester which is recorded as Ligeraceastre in the 10th century. The placename derives from an Old English folk name Legore "the dwellers by the river Legor (a lost river name)" and Old English ceaster "city Roman fortification" (from Latin castrum) "camp fortress".
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