Leigh Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Leigh Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Leigh family

Profession Census Frequency
School 824
Private Means 106
Labourer 64
Coal Miner Hewer 61
General Servant (domestic) 56
Cotton Weaver 56
General Labourer 48
None 47
Dressmaker 45
Farm Labourer 36
Farmer 35
Weaver 35
Housekeeper 34
At Home 31
Clerk 29
Carter 26
House Painter 26
Scholar 26
House Keeper 26
Bricklayer 24
Assisting In The Business 23
Charwoman 22
Butcher 22
Domestic Servant 21
No Occupation 19

Leigh Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Leigh 100% 51,671
2 Lea 40% 44,618
3 Lough 60% 4,196
4 Lugh 60% 755
5 Legh 80% 706
6 Laugh 60% 320
7 Lighe 60% 275
8 Ligh 80% 160
9 Laigh 80% 109

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The surname Leigh is the most popular version of all its varients

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