Släkthistoria för Schlesinger
Schlesinger Vad efternamn betyder
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from Silesia German Schlesien Schlesing ‘Silesia’ (Polish Śląsk). The area was named for the Silingae an ancient Germanic people who occupied the region before being displaced by Slavs in the 8th century AD . It has been governed at different times by Prussia and by Poland. Since 1945 it has been part of Poland. Other places called with the same element include Schleusingen in Saxony Schlenzig in Pomerania and Schlenz in Silesia itself and it is possible that in some instances the surname derives from one of these.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
