{{wiktionary|Lessig}} '''Lessig''' is a German surname of Slavic origin. The original Sorbian form, ''Lěsnik'', means either "forest dweller" or "woodman", ''lěs'' meaning "wood forest".<ref>{{cite web | title=Lessig Family History: Lessig Name Meaning| website=Ancestry | date=15 June 2021 | url=https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=lessig | access-date=9 August 2024}}</ref> Notable people with the surname include:
*Adolph Lessig (1869–1935), American union leader *Lawrence Lessig (born 1961), American academic, attorney, and political activist
==See also== *Lessing
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{{surname}} Category:Germanized Slavic surnames Category:Sorbian-language surnames