The Lesko surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,537 people carried this name — #9,212 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 83,300 people counted. That is down 4% from 3,677 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

1,159 people named Lesko have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 1,512 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Subcarpathian 319
Silesian 162
Lower Silesian 137
Lublin 122
Pomeranian 65
Opole 58
Masovian 53
Lubusz 49

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 25 people named Lesko.

7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Loire.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 7
Loire 6
Somme 4
Meuse 3
Côte-d’Or 2
Nord 1
Saône-et-Loire 1
Paris 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

21 people named Lesko is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 21

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Lesko in American newspapers,
1899–1922.

Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Lesko
The Milwaukee Leader 1922-05-28
Newspaper page from The Anaconda Standard carrying the name Lesko
The Anaconda Standard 1899-02-05
Newspaper page from The Camden Chronicle carrying the name Lesko
The Camden Chronicle 1900-10-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,317 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Lesko,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ivan Lesko 1920–1944

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Lesko,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States624 records

624 records of the Lesko name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 223
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 184
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 84
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 54
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 44
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 34
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John J. Lesko

    Born 1914 in New York. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; mechanic from Kings County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1995, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Anna Lesko

    Arrived at New York in 1907 aboard the Rhein from Bremen, aged 22; house maid. From Opatak, Hungary. Born in Opotok, Hungary.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Robert J. Lesko

    U.S. Navy veteran. Born 1938, died 1997; buried at Wood National Cemetery, Wisconsin.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 624 records for Lesko in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

France9 records

9 records of the Lesko name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Sophie Lesko

    Born 1910 in Poland; died 2000 in Provins (Seine-et-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Michel Lesko

    Born 1941 in Méharicourt (Somme); died 2001 in Roubaix (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Lesko

    Born 1929 in Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre (Somme); died 1984 in Lesquin (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Lesko in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Lesko name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 4
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Wendy Lucinda Lesko

    Died 1970; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John Victor Peter Lesko

    Died 1958; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John Lesko

    Died 1983; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 3 of 5 records for Lesko in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Germany5 records

5 records of the Lesko name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hans Lesko

    From Niederleschen, Sprottau. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 13 October 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 222).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hans Max Reinhold Lesko

    From Niederleschen, Sprottau. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 7 May 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 5 records for Lesko in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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