Leinen Family History
Leinen Name Meaning
German: metonymic occupational name for a linen weaver or someone who grew flax or sold linen from German Leinen ‘linen flax’ (Middle High German līn) possibly shortened from Leinenweber formed with weber ‘weaver’. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022