Laster (surname) explained

Laster
Meaning:	maker of cobblers’ lasts, shoemaker, cobbler
Region:	United States
Language origin:	English
Variant:	Last^[1]
See also:	Leist, Shoemaker, Schumaker, Schumacher, Chaucer, Zapatero, Calzolari, Cordonnier
Footnotes:	^[2]

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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Last Name Meaning . 2018-10-05 . ancestry.com . English (East Anglia): metonymic occupational name for a cobbler, or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a maker of cobblers’ lasts (see Laster). .
2. Web site: Laster Name Meaning . 2018-10-05 . ancestry.com . 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’). .
3. Web site: Laster Surname Distribution . 2018-10-05 . forebears.io . 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..
4. Web site: Statistics and meaning of name Brenneis . 2018-10-05 . namespedia.com . Surname Laster is used at least 7040 times in at least 18 countries..