Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Swedish Pronounced Pron. /lɛ.ˈstɑ̌ː.dɪ.ɵs/ [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsLaestadius Meaning & History From the name of the village Lästa in Ångermanland, Sweden, whose name possibly means "Leiðulfr's home". Lars Levi Læstadius (1800-1861) was a Swedish priest who founded a Lutheran revival movement known as Laestadianism.