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
Scholar 1,387
Agricultural Labourer 251
Cotton Weaver 219
Labourer 88
Dress Maker 83
House Keeper 73
House Servant 70
Servant 64
Coal Miner 55
Carter 51
Carpenter 38
General Servant 35
Woollen Weaver 35
Tailor 34
Laundress 30
Worsted Weaver 30
Shoe Maker 28
Cotton Spinner 28
Grocer 27
Cook 25
House Maid 25
Cotton Winder 25
Cotton Piecer 24
Blacksmith 23
Cotton Factory Worker 23

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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