Lestrade

Lestrade Meaning & Origin

About Lestrade
The surname Lestrade is of French origin and is derived from the Old French word "estrad," meaning "street" or "road." It is believed to have originated as a topographic name for someone who lived near or worked on a street or road. The name Lestrade is most famously associated with the character Inspector Lestrade from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, where it represents a fictional character with a French background.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Lestrade is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Lestrade: 145
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 119,508
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Lestrade based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LSTRT
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L0236030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L EH1 S T R EY2 D
🌐 IPA
/lestrade*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LSTRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L236

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Lestrade in Braille

Here's how to represent Lestrade in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Lestrade in braille

How to sign the name Lestrade using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Lestrade using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Lestrade in sign language

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