| Armagh: | 4 | Belfast city: | 3 | Cork: | 1 | Cork city: | 6 |
| Down: | 2 | Dublin: | 5 | Dublin city: | 1 | Kildare: | 2 |
| Kilkenny: | 3 | Laois: | 3 | Longford: | 2 | Mayo: | 1 |
| Monaghan: | 3 | Offaly: | 3 | Roscommon: | 3 | Tipperary: | 3 |
| Westmeath: | 5 | Wexford: | 1 |
| de Leastar | Lester, Lyster: líonmhar: Ulaidh, Ros Comáin & rl. As foinsí éagsúla Lester ach is sloinne Sasanach atá i gceist annso; an bhrí: dathadóir nó, ón mbaile Leicester. |
| Lester | fairly numerous: Armagh-Down etc in Ulster, Dublin, Cork. A common English toponymic, however MacLysaght considers it to be usually a variant of MacAlister, q.v. See also Lister. |
| Lister | rare: Belfast etc. Ir. Mac Alastair, Scots Mac an Leastair (Fletcher); English "dyer". |
| Lyster | Quite numerous: Roscommon, Donegal and scattered. See Lister. |
| MacLester | rare: N Antrim etc. Ir. Mac Alasdair, a branch of the Scottish Mac Donalds. See Mac Allister. |
| MacLister | rare: Antrim, Dublin. See Mac Lester. |
Parishes where Lester and a second surname are found together
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