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.
Discover how your Leech ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 13 |
| Buckinghamshire | 17 |
| Berkshire | 19 |
| Cambridgeshire | 20 |
| Channel Islands | 7 |
| Cheshire | 311 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 25 |
| Derbyshire | 142 |
| Devon | 23 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 49 |
| Essex | 131 |
| Gloucestershire | 87 |
| Hampshire | 35 |
| Herefordshire | 15 |
| Hertfordshire | 6 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 25 |
| Lancashire | 1,183 |
| Leicestershire | 30 |
| Lincolnshire | 4 |
| London | 379 |
| Middlesex | 40 |
| Northumberland | 46 |
| Norfolk | 137 |
| Northamptonshire | 17 |
| Nottinghamshire | 22 |
| Oxfordshire | 45 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
| Shropshire | 54 |
| Suffolk | 219 |
| Somerset | 30 |
| Surrey | 42 |
| Sussex | 23 |
| Staffordshire | 295 |
| Warwickshire | 90 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 20 |
| Worcestershire | 51 |
| Yorkshire | 353 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 8 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 13 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 19 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 9 |
| Monmouthshire | 9 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| 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 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Leech | 2,389 |
| John Leech | 2,139 |
| William Leech | 2,002 |
| Sarah Leech | 1,492 |
| James Leech | 1,389 |
| Elizabeth Leech | 1,370 |
| Thomas Leech | 1,215 |
| George Leech | 1,084 |
| Joseph Leech | 755 |
| Ann Leech | 733 |
| Robert Leech | 625 |
| Charles Leech | 623 |
| Jane Leech | 571 |
| Samuel Leech | 565 |
| Henry Leech | 555 |
| Alice Leech | 534 |
| Ellen Leech | 514 |
| Hannah Leech | 508 |
| Emma Leech | 479 |
| Eliza Leech | 437 |
| Annie Leech | 422 |
| Edward Leech | 414 |
| Arthur Leech | 346 |
| Martha Leech | 345 |
| Richard Leech | 335 |
| 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 |
The surname Leech is the 2nd most popular variant of Leach.