Leather Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Leather Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Leather family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 387
Coal Miner 51
General Labourer 33
Cotton Weaver 22
Agricultural Labourer 20
Labourer 18
Farmer 17
Living On Own Means 13
Dress Maker 12
Gardener 12
Domestic Servant 12
Blacksmith 12
General Servant 9
Clerk 8
Farm Labourer 8
Living On Her Own Means 8
Laundress 8
Carter 7
Bricklayer 7
Cotton Winder 7
Iron Moulder 7
Charwoman 6
Grocer 6
General Servant Domestic 6
Umbrella Maker 6

Leather Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Leather 100% 15,461
2 Luther 71% 3,430
3 Lather 86% 552
4 Louther 71% 524
5 Lether 86% 282
6 Lother 71% 141
7 Lither 71% 130

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

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