Leicester - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Leicester \le(i)-ces-ter, leice-ster\ is a variant of Lester (Old English), and the meaning of Leicester is "from Leicester".

A similar baby name is Lancester.

Leicester is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Leicester. Compare Leicester with related baby names.