Lessing Family History
Lessing Name Meaning
German: variant of Lessig Germanized form of Sorbian Lěsnik (and possibly also of some other similar or like-sounding Slavic surname): topographic name for a forest dweller or an occupational name for a forester lěsnik derived from lěs ‘wood forest’. Compare Lesnik 1 and Lessig
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022