Lees Name Meaning: Originates from the Anglo-Saxon word 'lees' meaning 'fields' or 'pasture'. Also may have originated from 'laye' meaning 'clearing in the woods'.
A name which may have been given to someone who lived or worked in the 'fields/clearing in the woods' or near by.
Discover how your Lees ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 20 |
| Buckinghamshire | 5 |
| Berkshire | 10 |
| Cambridgeshire | 16 |
| Channel Islands | 7 |
| Cheshire | 505 |
| Cornwall | 3 |
| Cumberland | 45 |
| Derbyshire | 293 |
| Devon | 22 |
| Dorset | 23 |
| Durham | 175 |
| Essex | 50 |
| Gloucestershire | 61 |
| Hampshire | 74 |
| Herefordshire | 8 |
| Hertfordshire | 36 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 6 |
| Kent | 73 |
| Lancashire | 5,045 |
| Leicestershire | 96 |
| Lincolnshire | 34 |
| London | 607 |
| Middlesex | 86 |
| Northumberland | 55 |
| Norfolk | 22 |
| Northamptonshire | 30 |
| Nottinghamshire | 339 |
| Oxfordshire | 7 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 129 |
| Suffolk | 31 |
| Somerset | 33 |
| Surrey | 57 |
| Sussex | 37 |
| Staffordshire | 1,232 |
| Warwickshire | 555 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 8 |
| Worcestershire | 196 |
| Yorkshire | 1,113 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 3 |
| Carnarvonshire | 22 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 8 |
| Flintshire | 12 |
| Glamorgan | 51 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 26 |
| Pembrokeshire | 6 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,717 |
| Cotton Weaver | 260 |
| Coal Miner | 196 |
| Cotton Spinner | 108 |
| General Labourer | 101 |
| Dress Maker | 87 |
| Living On Own Means | 84 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 75 |
| Cotton Operative | 71 |
| Cotton Piecer | 62 |
| Domestic Servant | 60 |
| Cotton Reeler | 59 |
| Cotton Winder | 59 |
| Farmer | 49 |
| Labourer | 47 |
| House Keeper | 46 |
| Grocer | 45 |
| Clerk | 41 |
| Carter | 38 |
| General Servant | 37 |
| Iron Turner | 34 |
| Shoe Maker | 33 |
| Joiner | 32 |
| General Servant Domestic | 29 |
| Blacksmith | 27 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Lees | 5,979 |
| John Lees | 5,249 |
| William Lees | 4,684 |
| Sarah Lees | 3,671 |
| James Lees | 3,424 |
| Elizabeth Lees | 3,191 |
| Thomas Lees | 2,459 |
| Ann Lees | 2,091 |
| Joseph Lees | 2,060 |
| George Lees | 1,897 |
| Hannah Lees | 1,708 |
| Samuel Lees | 1,556 |
| Jane Lees | 1,471 |
| Alice Lees | 1,437 |
| Robert Lees | 1,390 |
| Annie Lees | 1,222 |
| Henry Lees | 1,127 |
| Charles Lees | 1,049 |
| Eliza Lees | 1,040 |
| Emma Lees | 969 |
| Edward Lees | 950 |
| Martha Lees | 913 |
| Ellen Lees | 897 |
| Arthur Lees | 686 |
| Betty Lees | 598 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lees | 100% | 81,187 |
| 2 | Iles | 50% | 14,947 |
| 3 | Eales | 40% | 11,867 |
| 4 | Leese | 80% | 9,925 |
| 5 | Elias | 40% | 7,792 |
| 6 | Else | 25% | 7,360 |
| 7 | Louis | 40% | 5,812 |
| 8 | Loose | 40% | 2,563 |
| 9 | Eeles | 60% | 1,388 |
| 10 | Louisa | 33% | 1,162 |
| 11 | Elis | 25% | 827 |
| 12 | Eiles | 40% | 662 |
| 13 | Lose | 25% | 541 |
| 14 | Leuis | 60% | 530 |
| 15 | Louise | 33% | 444 |
| 16 | Less | 75% | 424 |
| 17 | Leas | 75% | 413 |
| 18 | Eles | 50% | 391 |
| 19 | Lueas | 60% | 380 |
| 20 | Lias | 50% | 361 |
| 21 | Eals | 25% | 348 |
| 22 | Elsie | 20% | 313 |
| 23 | Lease | 60% | 292 |
| 24 | Louse | 40% | 290 |
| 25 | Ailes | 40% | 266 |
| 26 | Leess | 80% | 255 |
| 27 | Lase | 25% | 225 |
| 28 | Eeeles | 50% | 209 |
| 29 | Luis | 50% | 161 |
| 30 | Lies | 75% | 153 |
| 31 | Oales | 40% | 151 |
| 32 | Auls | 25% | 145 |
| 33 | Luse | 25% | 141 |
| 34 | Laus | 50% | 134 |
| 35 | Eels | 50% | 123 |
| 36 | Luies | 60% | 119 |
| 37 | Elise | 20% | 113 |
| 38 | Lus | 50% | 108 |
| 39 | Lousia | 33% | 107 |
| 40 | Leis | 75% | 102 |
The surname Lees is the most popular version of all its varients