Lessing History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Lessing family

The surname Lessing was first found in Yorkshire, where they held a family seat from the time of the conquest in 1066.

Early History of the Lessing family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lessing research. Another 110 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1170, 1296, 1500 and 1713 are included under the topic Early Lessing History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lessing Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lascells, Lascelles, Lessels, Lassells, Lasselis and many more.

Early Notables of the Lessing family

Another 38 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Lessing Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lessing migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lessing Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Leonard Lessing, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Lessing (post 1700) +

Lawrence Lessing, American associate editor of Fortune Magazine
Doris May Lessing CH (1919-2013), Iranian-born, British novelist, poet, playwright, biographer and short story writer, recipient of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781), German man of letters
Edward Albert Lessing, British Liberal Party politician
Simon Lessing (b. 1971), British athlete who competes in triathlon

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)