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
Cotton Weaver 333
Living On Own Means 179
General Labourer 135
Dress Maker 110
General Servant Domestic 93
Scholar 75
Farmer 65
Cook Domestic 64
Cotton Winder 59
Domestic Servant 58
Cotton Spinner 51
Agricultural Labourer 42
Charwoman 40
School 40
Housemaid Domestic 38
Blacksmith 37
Gardener Domestic 37
Coal Miner Hewer 36
Woollen Weaver 36
Carpenter 35
Tailoress 35
Dressmaker 33
Bricklayer 31
Laundress Wash 31
Servant Domestic 31

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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