Lessing
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See also: lessing
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
- As a German surname, borrowed from German Lessing, a variant of Lessig.
- As a Lower Sorbian surname, from lesník (“forester”). Compare Lesnik.
Proper noun[edit]
Lessing (plural Lessings)
- A surname from German.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lessing is the 35812th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 627 individuals. Lessing is most common among White (92.19%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lessing”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 427.