Leech Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Leech Name Meaning: A variant of Leach and occupational for a physician.Also a topographic name for someone who 'lives by a boggy steam'.

A name given to someone who was a physician in the middle ages,from the medieval medical practice of 'bleeding'.This often meant applying 'leeches' to the sick persons skin.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Leech Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Leech family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 660
General Labourer 71
Agricultural Labourer 59
Cotton Weaver 39
Dress Maker 38
Coal Miner 37
Farmer 31
Labourer 30
General Servant Domestic 29
Cotton Spinner 28
Domestic Servant 27
Living On Own Means 24
General Servant 19
Living On Her Own Means 19
Carpenter 16
Shoe Maker 15
Tailoress 14
House Keeper 14
Butcher 12
Laundress 12
Tailor 12
Farm Labourer 11
Farm Servant 11
Joiner 11
Carter 11

Leech Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Leach 80% 89,175
2 Leech 100% 34,500
3 Leek 60% 10,625
4 Louch 60% 3,425
5 Loach 60% 3,081
6 Leck 60% 1,717
7 Luch 60% 1,174
8 Loch 60% 1,163
9 Leeck 80% 360
10 Lach 60% 327
11 Leich 80% 283
12 Loche 40% 268
13 Lech 80% 256
14 Lauch 60% 116

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The surname Leech is the 2nd most popular variant of Leach.

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