Leese Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 4
Cheshire 93
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 9
Derbyshire 36
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 11
Essex 8
Gloucestershire 1
Hampshire 7
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 4
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 18
Lancashire 39
Leicestershire 3
Lincolnshire 0
London 68
Middlesex 1
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 4
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 40
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 3
Sussex 8
Staffordshire 572
Warwickshire 10
Westmorland 1
Wiltshire 1
Worcestershire 4
Yorkshire 20

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 7
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 1
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Leese Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Leese family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 174
Coal Miner 35
Potter 30
Collier 12
Agricultural Labourer 11
Labourer 11
Laundress 8
Miner 8
Miller 7
Domestic Servant 7
Dress Maker 6
Annuitant 6
General Servant 6
No Occupation 5
Paintress 5
Joiner 4
Grocer 4
Crate Maker 4
Potseller 4
Potters Paintress 4
Farm Servant Indoor 3
Dairy Maid 3
Potter Paintress 3
Potters Burnisher 3
Potters Oven Man 3

Most Frequent Forenames for Leese

Name Census Frequency
Mary Leese 685
John Leese 576
William Leese 571
Sarah Leese 398
Elizabeth Leese 382
George Leese 366
Thomas Leese 364
Ann Leese 257
James Leese 255
Joseph Leese 212
Charles Leese 203
Henry Leese 200
Hannah Leese 197
Eliza Leese 156
Annie Leese 155
Jane Leese 152
Emma Leese 126
Albert Leese 125
Ellen Leese 124
Edward Leese 118
Arthur Leese 115
Samuel Leese 112
Richard Leese 109
Alice Leese 105
Frederick Leese 90

Leese Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lees 80% 81,187
2 Iles 40% 14,947
3 Eales 20% 11,867
4 Leese 100% 9,925
5 Elias 20% 7,792
6 Else 60% 7,360
7 Louis 20% 5,812
8 Loose 60% 2,563
9 Eeles 40% 1,388
10 Louisa 33% 1,162
11 Elis 20% 827
12 Eiles 20% 662
13 Lose 60% 541
14 Leuis 40% 530
15 Louise 50% 444
16 Leas 60% 413
17 Eles 40% 391
18 Lueas 40% 380
19 Lias 40% 361
20 Eals 20% 348
21 Elsie 40% 313
22 Lease 80% 292
23 Louse 60% 290
24 Ailes 20% 266
25 Lase 60% 225
26 Eeeles 50% 209
27 Luis 40% 161
28 Lies 60% 153
29 Oales 20% 151
30 Auls 20% 145
31 Luse 60% 141
32 Laus 40% 134
33 Eels 40% 123
34 Luies 40% 119
35 Elise 40% 113
36 Lesse 80% 113
37 Lus 40% 108
38 Lousia 33% 107
39 Leis 60% 102

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The surname Leese is the 4th most popular variant of Lees.

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