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Surnames Leskovar and Tisarovski
Could anyone please assist in finding the origin and meaning of the surnames Leskovar and Tisarovski? As far I can discern there is currently no-one bearing the latter name, but it once belonged to an ancestor of mine.
Any helpful information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Tisarovski must be related to the Polish name Tesarowski which is derived from Czech tesař 'carpenter'. Leskovar is Serbo-Croatian and would seem to have something to do with very common placenames like Leskova, Leskovo, Leskovac, etc. in that part of the world but that's just a guess.
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