The Lesch surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,296 people carried this name — #20,480 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 227,300 people counted. That is down 11% from 1,462 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 84 people named Lesch.
22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
45 people named Lesch have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 85 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Opole.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 33 people named Lesch live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
90 people named Lesch is counted in Finland.
Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Lesch,
with a public archive behind them.
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Bruno Lesch 1888–1945 · historian -
Moritz Lesch 1870–1940
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Torsten Lesch 1890–1969
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Erwin Lesch 1893–1974 · teacher
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Fritz Lesch 1898–1937 · politician
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Walter Lesch 1898–1958 · film director
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Lesch.
- Leriche 406 · U.S. census
- Lerner 7,672 · U.S. census
- Lerouge 188 · U.S. census
- Leroux 3,115 · U.S. census
- Leroy 7,759 · U.S. census
- Lesage 1,847 · U.S. census
- Lescher 251 · U.S. census
- Leser 517 · U.S. census
- Lesiak 562 · U.S. census
- Lesieur 554 · U.S. census
- Lesniak 2,634 · U.S. census
- Lesniewski 965 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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