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10/10/2024, 11:23 PM jocatchi
10/6/2021, 9:52 AM anonymous

Name Van De Leest
Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage Dutch, Flemish
Other Forms FormsVan der Leest, Leest, De Leest, Van Leest, Van Leesten, Van der Leist, Van de Lest
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified

Meaning & History

Derived from Dutch leest meaning "last, boottree", a tool used by shoemakers to shape boots. This can be either an occupational name for cobblers, or a habitational name from the settlement of Leest, itself possibly named for a field in the shape of a boot.
Added 10/6/2021 by anonymous