Lessig Family History
Lessig Name Meaning
Germanized form of Sorbian Lěsik a variant of Lěsk (see Lieske ) and perhaps also of Lěsnik (see Lessing ) or some other derivative of lěs ‘wood forest’. German: nickname from the dialect bird name Lessig borrowed from Old Slavic dleskь a word denoting any bird of genus Coccothraustes especially ‘hawfinch’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022