Leach Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Leach Name Meaning: In Anglo-Saxon means someone who 'lives by a boggy steam' or is a physician.

A name given to someone who was a physician in the middle ages, it is also a topographical name which may be given to someone who lived near a 'boggy steam'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Leach Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Leach family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 277
Female Servant 190
Independent 173
Cotton Weaver 118
Labourer 112
Farmer 85
Male Servant 71
Weaver 64
Shoe Maker 50
Worsted Weaver 41
Wool Comber 34
Carpenter 31
Tailor 29
Dress Maker 27
Painter 27
Woollen Weaver J 25
Spinner 24
Ag Labourer 22
Woollen Weaver 21
Apprentice 20
Blacksmith 19
Power Loom Weaver 19
Cotton Spinner 18
Grocer 16
Silk Weaver 16

Leach Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Leach 100% 89,175
2 Leech 80% 34,500
3 Louch 60% 3,425
4 Loach 80% 3,081
5 Leitch 67% 2,193
6 Luch 60% 1,174
7 Loch 60% 1,163
8 Lach 80% 327
9 Leich 80% 283
10 Loche 40% 268
11 Lech 80% 256
12 Lauch 60% 116
13 Leatch 83% 102

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The surname Leach is the most popular version of all its varients

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