Lez

Lez Meaning & Origin

About Lez
The surname Lez is of French origin and is derived from the word "lez," which means "the" or "at the" in Old French. It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearer of the name hailed from a place or region that was referred to as "Lez." Surnames like Lez often originated from the name of a town, village, or geographical feature and were used to identify individuals based on their place of origin.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Lez: 183
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 98,982
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Lez 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 Lez is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LS
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L EH1 Z
🌐 IPA
/lez*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Lez in Braille

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

The name Lez in braille

How to sign the name Lez using Sign Language

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

The name Lez in sign language

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