The lesser Surname
lesser Name Meaning and History
- German: habitational name for someone from any of several places named Lesse, for example in Lower Saxony.
- German: variant of Leser.
- Dutch: occupational name for a fireman, from an agent derivative of Middle Dutch lesschen, lessen ‘to extinguish’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 55 - Messages: 170
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| From Loeser to Lesser |
| 0 |
| June Lesser | Jane Lesser | 8 |
| Morris Lesser |
 sogrounded4this
| 1 |
| Simon Morris LESSER |
jaguarjim
| 1 |
| Robert D.,Dorothy Emrick,William Lesser | Anne Lesser | 3 |
| Sarah E Lesser |
| 0 |
| Harry Lesser | ann williams | 25 |
| Trout and Lesser Families |
schapman5937
| 6 |
| LESSER of New York: Ida, Philip, Rosalie, Yossi "Joey" |
reifer
| 4 |
| lesser from brooklyn, ny | ellie | 4 |
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