Lish Family History
Lish Name Meaning
Scottish: shortened form of McLeish . Alternatively perhaps a nickname from the Scots and northern English adjective leish lish ‘active nimble strong supple’ although the word is not recorded before the late 18th century. The surname is first noted in 1566 in Edinburgh. Americanized form of German Liesch Probably also an Americanized form of Sorbian Liš or of its Germanized form Liesch
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022