# Lessig

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'''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](/source/Adolph_Lessig) (1869–1935), American union leader
*[Lawrence Lessig](/source/Lawrence_Lessig) (born 1961), American academic, attorney, and political activist

==See also==
*[Lessing](/source/Lessing)

==References==
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Category:Germanized Slavic surnames
Category:Sorbian-language surnames

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