Lea Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Lea Name Meaning: A locational surname coming from a clearing in a wood or forest buy may also describe a meadow

From Olde English 'leah', meaning 'an open place'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 9
Buckinghamshire 29
Berkshire 47
Cambridgeshire 13
Channel Islands 1
Cheshire 548
Cornwall 12
Cumberland 11
Derbyshire 30
Devon 7
Dorset 55
Durham 6
Essex 10
Gloucestershire 154
Hampshire 14
Herefordshire 34
Hertfordshire 71
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 14
Isle of Man 1
Kent 16
Lancashire 875
Leicestershire 100
Lincolnshire 52
London 383
Middlesex 22
Northumberland 1
Norfolk 5
Northamptonshire 55
Nottinghamshire 13
Oxfordshire 17
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 14
Shropshire 166
Suffolk 22
Somerset 52
Surrey 11
Sussex 14
Staffordshire 349
Warwickshire 390
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 92
Worcestershire 410
Yorkshire 99

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 2
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 6
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 16
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 1
Montgomeryshire 2
Monmouthshire 38
Pembrokeshire 6
Radnorshire 2

Lea Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lea family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 479
Agricultural Labourer 151
House Servant 75
Labourer 70
At Home 56
Servant 49
Dress Maker 38
Farm Labourer 38
Annuitant 32
Tailor 25
Shoe Maker 24
Ag Labourer 19
Scholar At Home 19
Carpenter 19
Ag Lab 17
House Keeper 17
Farmers Son 16
General Servant 16
Miller 16
Silk Weaver 16
Weaver 16
Butcher 15
Nailor 15
Pauper 14
Bricklayer 14

Most Frequent Forenames for Lea

Name Census Frequency
Mary Lea 3,021
William Lea 2,849
John Lea 2,844
Thomas Lea 2,030
Elizabeth Lea 1,999
James Lea 1,487
Sarah Lea 1,379
George Lea 1,342
Ann Lea 1,084
Henry Lea 957
Joseph Lea 889
Charles Lea 857
Jane Lea 828
Ellen Lea 732
Alice Lea 656
Annie Lea 654
Margaret Lea 619
Hannah Lea 586
Emma Lea 584
Richard Lea 564
Edward Lea 510
Samuel Lea 509
Eliza Lea 483
Arthur Lea 474
Alfred Lea 407

Lea Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lee 67% 355,369
2 Leigh 40% 51,671
3 Lea 100% 44,618
4 Le Page 43% 3,286
5 Loe 33% 2,783
6 Leo 67% 1,919
7 Le Gros 29% 1,198
8 Le Breton 22% 1,173
9 Le Gresley 20% 1,122
10 Le Sueur 25% 1,116
11 Le Brun 29% 1,084
12 Le Feuvre 22% 1,022
13 Le Masurier 27% 1,015
14 Le Boutillier 15% 1,000
15 Le Poidevin 18% 838
16 Le Cras 43% 811
17 Le Brocq 25% 810
18 Le Maistre 30% 783
19 Le Riche 25% 681
20 Le Quesne 22% 660
21 Le Corner 22% 631
22 Le Huray 38% 600
23 Le Marquand 27% 594
24 Le Ray 50% 588
25 Le Tissier 20% 520
26 Le Prevost 20% 502
27 Le Bas 50% 499
28 Le Noury 25% 494
29 Le Cocq 29% 475
30 Le Lacheur 30% 475
31 Le Lievre 22% 420
32 Le Maitre 33% 414
33 Le Huquet 22% 411
34 Le Couteur 20% 396
35 Eale 25% 343
36 Le Grand 38% 329
37 Le Rossignol 17% 326
38 Le Cheminant 25% 324
39 Le Cornu 25% 323
40 Le Gallais 30% 317
41 Le Pelley 22% 313
42 Lie 33% 303
43 Le Mare 43% 284
44 Le Messurier 17% 268
45 Le Vesconte 18% 267
46 Le Moignan 30% 249
47 Eli 0% 242
48 La Roche 13% 240
49 Le Geyt 29% 233
50 Le Seelleur 18% 229
51 Laue 25% 225
52 Le Conte 25% 223
53 Le Grys 29% 221
54 Le Grice 25% 219
55 Le Dain 43% 217
56 Le Ruez 29% 217
57 Le Monnier 20% 215
58 Louie 20% 206
59 Ali 0% 205
60 Le Roy 33% 204
61 Alee 50% 202
62 Le Clercq 22% 194
63 Le Bailly 33% 192
64 Le Blond 25% 189
65 Le Patourel 27% 187
66 Le Marguand 27% 186
67 Le Blane 38% 183
68 Le Broeg 25% 182
69 Le Blancq 33% 181
70 Le Marchant 27% 174
71 Le Cappelain 25% 172
72 Le Fevre 25% 169
73 Le Sauvage 30% 167
74 Le Dieu 29% 161
75 Le Cornee 22% 157
76 Le Ber 33% 154
77 Looe 25% 154
78 Le May 50% 152
79 Eele 25% 148
80 Le Cornn 25% 148
81 Le Due 33% 145
82 La Mare 29% 141
83 Loue 25% 140
84 Le Sucur 25% 134
85 Le Mottee 22% 133
86 Elie 25% 131
87 Le Roux 29% 128
88 Le Montais 30% 127
89 Le Mesurier 18% 126
90 Le Court 25% 125
91 Le Galley 33% 124
92 Le Marchand 27% 123
93 Le Petit 25% 121
94 Le Marguard 27% 119
95 Elee 50% 118
96 Le Sage 43% 118
97 Le Pordevin 18% 116
98 Le Grisley 20% 114
99 Ele 33% 113
100 Le Rougetel 18% 110
101 Le Coeg 29% 109
102 Le Neven 25% 104
103 Le Moine 25% 102
104 Le Pla 50% 102
105 Le Grove 25% 101
106 Le Morgnan 30% 101
107 Le Brocy 25% 100

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The surname Lea is the 3rd most popular variant of Lee.

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