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
School 239
Coal Miner Hewer 27
Labourer 25
At Home 19
General Labourer 16
None 15
At School 14
Private Means 13
General Servant (domestic) 10
Dressmaker 10
House Keeper 10
Weaver 10
Bricklayer 8
Carter 8
Farmer 8
Assisting In Business 7
House Painter 7
Charwoman 7
Cotton Weaver 7
Farm Labourer 7
Housekeeper 7
Dock Labourer 6
Home 6
Scholar 6
Shop Assistant 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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