Labash Family History

Americanized form of Polish and Rusyn (from Poland) Łabasz, Łabaś, or Labasz and of Slovak and Rusyn (from Slovakia) Labaš: nickname derived from Polish dialect łaba, Slovak laba ‘paw’, also ‘leg’, Rusyn laba ‘leg’ (see Laba). The Slovak surname may be in part of Hungarian origin (see 2 below).

Americanized form of Hungarian Labas or Lábas: nickname from labas ‘cooking pot (with three legs)’ or derived directly from láb ‘leg’. Americanized form of Czech Labaš: nickname derived from dialect lábat ‘to swill, to swig’.

Americanized form of Croatian and Slovenian Labaš: probably a nickname of Hungarian origin (see 2 above). Alternatively, perhaps a nickname derived from obsolete (dialect) labati ‘to swill, to swig’ (compare 3 above).