Lesko
A surname of Slavic origin, most often a patronymic or nickname form built from a personal name like Les or Lesek.
The #9,212 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 87,290 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Lesko is a Slavic surname most likely formed from a personal name or nickname such as Les, with the suffix -ko, a common East Slavic and some West Slavic diminutive or patronymic ending. In that sense, it would mean roughly "son of Les" or "little Les." In some cases, surnames of this type may also be connected with Slavic roots for "forest" or with local place names, so the exact source can vary by family.
History
This surname is found across parts of Central and Eastern Europe and among immigrant communities in North America. In the United States it likely arrived through Polish, Slovak, Ukrainian, or other Slavic immigration in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Because similar forms occur in several languages, the exact family origin is often best confirmed by records from the ancestral region.
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Fun fact
The ending -ko is one of the most recognizable Slavic surname endings and often signals a family-name formation from a nickname or given name.