Lancaster - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Lancaster \l(a)-ncas-ter, lan-ca-ster\ is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "fort on the Lune river". Place name: the river Lune is in England. Several cities in the US also bear this name.

Lancaster has 4 variant forms: Lancashire, Lancester, Lanchester and Lankester.

Baby names that sound like Lancaster are Langston and Langsden.

Lancaster is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Lancaster. Click here to compare Lancaster with related baby names.