Surname Lessing (Lessing 
, Лессинг 
, לסינג 
) , around the globe, is quite a common last name. The cognomen Lessing is characteristic of South Africa, where it is quite a rare surname, Germany, and Austria. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in South Africa, Germany, and the United States. Very seldom, Lessing is the forename as well as the last name.
| matthias lessing DE (b. 1553) |
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| theophilus lessing DE (b. 1647) |
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gotthold ephraim lessing German writer, philosopher, publicist, and art critic (1729–1781), DE (b. 1729) |
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karl gotthelf lessing author, DE (b. 1740) |
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| johann gottfried lessing theologian, DE (b. 1693) |
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| justina salome lessing (b. 1703) |
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| johann gotthold lessing (b. 1728) |
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| theophil lessing DE (b. 1728) |
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| johann gottlieb lessing DE (b. 1732) |
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| theophilius lessing (b. 1732) |
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| gottlob samuel lessing (b. 1739) |
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karl friedrich lessing German historical and landscape painter (1808-1880), PL (b. 1808) |
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| marie friederike lessing (b. 1753) |
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fedor theobald lessing German teacher, DE (b. 1816) |
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| carl friedrich lessing (b. 1778) |
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