Leigh Name Meaning: Habitational from any of a number of places with this name. Old english leah 'woodland clearing'.
The name is of english origin.A bearer of the name was 'Sir Thomas Leigh',mayor of London 1558.
Discover how your Leigh ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 3 |
| Buckinghamshire | 3 |
| Berkshire | 7 |
| Cambridgeshire | 5 |
| Channel Islands | 18 |
| Cheshire | 1,112 |
| Cornwall | 16 |
| Cumberland | 10 |
| Derbyshire | 75 |
| Devon | 142 |
| Dorset | 13 |
| Durham | 47 |
| Essex | 86 |
| Gloucestershire | 74 |
| Hampshire | 99 |
| Herefordshire | 16 |
| Hertfordshire | 5 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 10 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 240 |
| Lancashire | 2,987 |
| Leicestershire | 10 |
| Lincolnshire | 40 |
| London | 553 |
| Middlesex | 55 |
| Northumberland | 25 |
| Norfolk | 2 |
| Northamptonshire | 59 |
| Nottinghamshire | 17 |
| Oxfordshire | 27 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 10 |
| Shropshire | 19 |
| Suffolk | 3 |
| Somerset | 178 |
| Surrey | 136 |
| Sussex | 86 |
| Staffordshire | 358 |
| Warwickshire | 132 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 7 |
| Worcestershire | 66 |
| Yorkshire | 255 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 5 |
| Cardiganshire | 7 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 29 |
| Denbighshire | 16 |
| Flintshire | 10 |
| Glamorgan | 76 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 38 |
| Pembrokeshire | 12 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,170 |
| Cotton Weaver | 150 |
| Coal Miner | 102 |
| Living On Own Means | 96 |
| General Labourer | 84 |
| Domestic Servant | 61 |
| Dress Maker | 60 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 56 |
| Farmer | 47 |
| Labourer | 43 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 40 |
| House Keeper | 35 |
| General Servant | 32 |
| Cotton Spinner | 31 |
| Cotton Winder | 31 |
| General Servant Domestic | 29 |
| Blacksmith | 26 |
| Farm Labourer | 26 |
| Grocer | 26 |
| Laundress | 25 |
| Clerk | 24 |
| Carter | 22 |
| Gardener | 22 |
| Silk Weaver | 21 |
| Carpenter | 19 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Leigh | 3,590 |
| John Leigh | 3,416 |
| William Leigh | 2,904 |
| Elizabeth Leigh | 2,320 |
| James Leigh | 2,086 |
| Thomas Leigh | 2,076 |
| Sarah Leigh | 1,850 |
| Ann Leigh | 1,269 |
| George Leigh | 1,232 |
| Alice Leigh | 1,075 |
| Joseph Leigh | 1,033 |
| Ellen Leigh | 960 |
| Jane Leigh | 935 |
| Henry Leigh | 881 |
| Margaret Leigh | 775 |
| Robert Leigh | 774 |
| Annie Leigh | 751 |
| Charles Leigh | 743 |
| Samuel Leigh | 707 |
| Edward Leigh | 669 |
| Hannah Leigh | 662 |
| Martha Leigh | 633 |
| Eliza Leigh | 556 |
| Richard Leigh | 551 |
| Emma Leigh | 544 |