Laskin Family History
Laskin Name Meaning
Russian and Belorussian: nickname from Russian and Belorussian laska ‘favor’ also ‘weasel’ + the possessive suffix -in. Jewish (from Belarus): either of the same origin as 1 above or from the personal name Laske a pet form of the Biblical name Elazar (see Lazar ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022