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 | 15 |
| Buckinghamshire | 22 |
| Berkshire | 9 |
| Cambridgeshire | 17 |
| Channel Islands | 10 |
| Cheshire | 555 |
| Cornwall | 2 |
| Cumberland | 79 |
| Derbyshire | 159 |
| Devon | 29 |
| Dorset | 6 |
| Durham | 91 |
| Essex | 237 |
| Gloucestershire | 97 |
| Hampshire | 72 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 35 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 73 |
| Lancashire | 1,770 |
| Leicestershire | 59 |
| Lincolnshire | 8 |
| London | 477 |
| Middlesex | 113 |
| Northumberland | 82 |
| Norfolk | 190 |
| Northamptonshire | 21 |
| Nottinghamshire | 47 |
| Oxfordshire | 34 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 63 |
| Suffolk | 304 |
| Somerset | 7 |
| Surrey | 75 |
| Sussex | 39 |
| Staffordshire | 567 |
| Warwickshire | 104 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 26 |
| Worcestershire | 99 |
| Yorkshire | 452 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 5 |
| Carnarvonshire | 15 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 10 |
| Flintshire | 4 |
| Glamorgan | 12 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 25 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 589 |
| Farm Labourer | 50 |
| Farmer | 42 |
| Dressmaker | 38 |
| Labourer | 32 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 30 |
| General Labourer | 29 |
| None | 28 |
| Private Means | 27 |
| Clerk | 25 |
| Cotton Weaver | 25 |
| At School | 23 |
| Scholar | 23 |
| Housekeeper | 22 |
| At Home | 20 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 20 |
| Charwoman | 20 |
| Domestic Servant | 19 |
| House Painter | 17 |
| House Keeper | 16 |
| Carter | 16 |
| Weaver | 16 |
| Cook (domestic) | 15 |
| Joiner | 13 |
| Assisting In The Business | 12 |
| 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.