Laster is an English language occupational surname[3][4] for a shoemaker and may refer to:
- Andy Laster (born 1961), American jazz saxophonist
- Brayton Laster (born 2002), American racing driver
- Charlie Laster (born 1954), American politician
- Donald Laster (born 1958), former American football player
- Georgia Ann Laster (1927–1961), American singer
- J. Travis Laster, American lawyer and judge
See also
- Lasker (surname)
- Last (surname)
- Lester
- Lister (surname)
- Luster (surname)
- Lauter (surname)
- Laster (disambiguation)
References
- ^ "Last Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
English (East Anglia): metonymic occupational name for a cobbler, or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a maker of cobblers' lasts (see Laster).
- ^ "Laster Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
variant of Lester. occupational name for a maker of cobblers' lasts, from Middle English last, lest, the wooden form in the shape of a foot used for making or repairing shoes (Old English l?ste from last 'footprint').
- ^ "Laster Surname Distribution". forebears.io. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
Approximately 10,913 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: United States; Highest density in: United States. A correspondent suggests that this refers to the trade of a cobbler – the last (crepida) being a not uncommon sign.
- ^ "Statistics and meaning of name Brenneis". namespedia.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
Surname Laster is used at least 7040 times in at least 18 countries.
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