indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Dutch
Other Forms FormsVan Lieshout, Vanlieshout, Van Lishout, Van Lieshouts, Van Lieshoud, Van Lieshaut, Van Leishout, Vanlishout, Vanleishout, Venlieshout, Lishout, Lieshaut, Leishout
Meaning & History
Originally indicated a person from the village of Lieshout in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands. It is derived either from Dutch lies meaning "great manna grass" (a grasslike plant that grows near riverbanks and ponds) or Middle Dutch lese meaning "track, furrow", combined with hout meaning "forest".