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
General Labourer 58
Cotton Weaver 56
Living On Own Means 50
Dress Maker 40
General Servant Domestic 36
Farmer 34
Scholar 26
Cotton Spinner 26
Tailoress 22
Agricultural Labourer 22
Domestic Servant 19
Housemaid Domestic 18
Coal Miner Hewer 18
Charwoman 17
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 16
Cook Domestic 15
Commercial Clerk 14
House Painter 11
Tailor 11
House Keeper 10
Railway Clerk 10
Bricklayer 9
Dressmaker 9
Cotton Card Room Hand 9
School 9

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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