Leis Family History
Leis Name Meaning
Dutch: from a shortened form of the personal name Laurei(n)s (see Lawrence ). German: nickname for a soft-spoken quiet person from Middle High German līse ‘quiet’. German: in some cases from a vernacular short form of the personal name Nikolaus . Galician: habitational name from a place called Leis de Nemancos in A Coruña province Galicia (Spain) of pre-Roman origin.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022