Lead Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lead Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lead family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 33
French Polisher 3
Dressmaker 2
None 2
Vest Maker 2
Lodging House Keeper 2
Vicar Daughter 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Coal Miner 2
Compositor Printers 2
Infant 2
Errand Boy 2
Groom Domestic Servant 1
Railway Pointsman 1
Clerk Telegraphic 1
Machinist Tailor 1
Printer Employing 12 Men & 11 Boys 1
Printer Machine 1
Shoe Flowerer Machine 1
Shoe Machinist 1
Soft Silk Winder 1
Baker 1
Instrument Maker 1
Soldier 1
Stockman 1

Lead Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Old 25% 9,603
2 Leed 75% 3,519
3 Loud 50% 2,868
4 Auld 25% 2,250
5 Ould 25% 2,223
6 Lead 100% 1,726
7 Lade 50% 1,662
8 Eld 50% 1,291
9 Laud 50% 822
10 Load 75% 760
11 Leod 75% 515
12 Loude 40% 484
13 Led 75% 296
14 Laid 50% 293
15 Lad 75% 234
16 Olde 0% 217
17 Lood 50% 209
18 Loade 60% 187
19 Laude 40% 108
20 Lude 25% 107
21 Lod 50% 105

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The surname Lead is the 6th most popular variant of Old.

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