Leek Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Leek Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Leek family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 27
Scholar 15
General Servant Domestic 14
Domestic Servant 12
Living On Own Means 12
Dress Maker 12
Charwoman 10
Cook Domestic 10
Bricklayer 10
Cotton Weaver 10
House Maid Domestic 9
Tailor 7
Coal Miner Hewer 7
Housemaid Domestic 6
Agricultural Labourer 6
Laundress 5
General Domestic 5
School Girl 5
School 5
Boiler Maker 4
Dock Labourer 4
Plumber 4
Railway Porter 4
School Teacher 4
Cabinet Maker 4

Leek Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lake 25% 49,723
2 Leech 60% 34,500
3 Luke 25% 20,031
4 Leek 100% 10,625
5 Leake 60% 9,900
6 Leak 75% 9,571
7 Look 50% 3,301
8 Leck 75% 1,717
9 Leeke 80% 1,681
10 Loake 40% 704
11 Looke 40% 632
12 Loke 25% 431
13 Leeck 80% 360
14 Like 25% 316
15 Loak 50% 280
16 Lech 50% 256

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The surname Leek is the 4th most popular variant of Lake.

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