The lesniak Surname
lesniak Name Meaning and History
- Polish (Lesniak): occupational name for a woodman or forester, a derivative of les ‘forest’.
- Altered spelling of Slovenian Lesnjak, topographic name from les ‘forest’, ‘bushes’, or of Lešnjak, nickname from an archaic spelling of lešnik ‘hazelnut’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Lesniak relatives |
 lora363
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| LESNIAK FROM POLAND | MARCELLA PHILLIPS | 20 |
| LESNIAK Henry P and Marie F |
| 0 |
| Lesniak, Joseph Michael | Barbara Lawrence | 13 |
| Michael Lesniak |
fyrwyfe
| 1 |
| Kubala - Lesniak - Wereszynski - Lukaski from Poland to New York |
Donna_Balthrop
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| Sophie Lesniak |
earthyonej1
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| Lois V. (Zukiewicz) Lesniak Pa. Obit 2005/Chester | sihrman | 0 |
| Cecelia/George/Anna Lesniak, Chicago, 1920's |
crambert2001
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| LESNIAK / Lesniaka graves seen in Pittsburgh PA | not related | 0 |
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