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 | 14 |
| Buckinghamshire | 15 |
| Berkshire | 30 |
| Cambridgeshire | 18 |
| Channel Islands | 8 |
| Cheshire | 652 |
| Cornwall | 12 |
| Cumberland | 49 |
| Derbyshire | 334 |
| Devon | 60 |
| Dorset | 39 |
| Durham | 152 |
| Essex | 95 |
| Gloucestershire | 130 |
| Hampshire | 73 |
| Herefordshire | 9 |
| Hertfordshire | 38 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 11 |
| Isle of Man | 8 |
| Kent | 53 |
| Lancashire | 5,466 |
| Leicestershire | 120 |
| Lincolnshire | 36 |
| London | 568 |
| Middlesex | 152 |
| Northumberland | 60 |
| Norfolk | 27 |
| Northamptonshire | 18 |
| Nottinghamshire | 426 |
| Oxfordshire | 10 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 11 |
| Shropshire | 164 |
| Suffolk | 32 |
| Somerset | 10 |
| Surrey | 86 |
| Sussex | 48 |
| Staffordshire | 1,381 |
| Warwickshire | 654 |
| Westmorland | 3 |
| Wiltshire | 5 |
| Worcestershire | 233 |
| Yorkshire | 1,203 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 15 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 7 |
| Flintshire | 4 |
| Glamorgan | 37 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 9 |
| Pembrokeshire | 5 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 199 |
| Living On Own Means | 177 |
| Cotton Spinner | 113 |
| Dress Maker | 83 |
| Cotton Card Room Hand | 78 |
| General Labourer | 74 |
| General Servant Domestic | 58 |
| Scholar | 55 |
| Farmer | 47 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 46 |
| Cotton Winder | 42 |
| School | 42 |
| Woollen Weaver | 38 |
| Domestic Servant | 32 |
| Cotton Piecer | 29 |
| Cotton Reeler | 29 |
| Butcher | 28 |
| Cook Domestic | 26 |
| Tailoress | 26 |
| Dressmaker | 25 |
| Bricklayer | 24 |
| Iron Moulder | 24 |
| Servant Domestic | 23 |
| Grocer | 23 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 21 |
| 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