The lehr Surname
lehr Name Meaning and History
German: topographic name for someone who lived in a marshy area.
There are a number of minor places, mostly in southern Germany, named
with this element, and the surname may also come from any of them.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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