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 1,567
Cotton Weaver 314
Agricultural Labourer 221
Labourer 152
Domestic Servant 81
House Keeper 75
Worsted Weaver 68
Dress Maker 67
General Servant 67
Coal Miner 55
Carpenter 46
Servant 44
Laundress 41
Farm Labourer 41
Annuitant 37
Cotton Operative 36
Woollen Weaver 36
Worsted Spinner 35
Blacksmith 34
Weaver 34
Cotton Winder 33
Cotton Spinner 33
Gardener 32
Shoe Maker 31
Joiner 30

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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