Lese

Lese Meaning & Origin

About Lese
The surname Lese is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "lese," meaning "to glean" or "to gather." It is an occupational surname that likely originated as a nickname for someone who worked as a gleaner, someone who gathered leftover crops from fields after the harvest. The surname Lese may also have originated as a topographic name for someone who lived near a field where gleaning took place.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Lese is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Lese: 302
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 65,593
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Lese based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Lese is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LS
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L IY1 S
🌐 IPA
/lese*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Lese in Braille

Here's how to represent Lese in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Lese in braille

How to sign the name Lese using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Lese using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Lese in sign language

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