Lesson Family History
Lesson Name Meaning
variant of Letson with assimilation of -ts- to -ss- or of Leeson with shortening of the vowel. Both are derived from a pet form of the Middle English female personal name Lettice. perhaps a variant of Ledson with change of -ds- to -ss-. perhaps a variant of Leston with assimilation of -st- to -ss-.
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016