Lesson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lesson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lesson family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 4
School Mistress 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Dairy Maid 1
Coach Body Maker 1
Coach Body Maker's Wife 1
Clerk In Ironworks 1
Coal Merchant 1
Coal Merchants Wife 1
Domestic Servant 1
General Servant 1
Porter Cloth Warehouse 1
Wife Of Above 1
Annuitant 1
Cigar Maker 1
House Keeper 1
Labourer Widow 1
Milliner 1
Labourer 1
Laundery 1
Sempstress 1
Tailor Apprentice 1
Brass Founder 1
Cabinet Maker Master Employing 6 Men & 2 Boys 1
Filer Of Iron Work 1

Lesson Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Leeson 83% 12,430
2 Lesson 100% 548
3 Luson 67% 457
4 Olsson 67% 416
5 Lisson 83% 302
6 Lassen 67% 154
7 Lasson 83% 118
8 Leson 83% 107

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The surname Lesson is the 2nd most popular variant of Leeson.

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