Leis 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 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 3
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 1
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 3
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 1
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 3

Wales

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

Leis Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Leis family

Profession Census Frequency
Railway Clerk 2
House Keeper 1
Dock Labourer 1
Student Engineering Merchant 1
Tailor 1
Domestic Servant 1
Wheel Cutter 1
Woollen Weaver 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Leis

Name Census Frequency
Elizabeth Leis 8
William Leis 5
Henry Leis 4
James Leis 4
Sarah Leis 4
Bertha Leis 3
Edward Leis 3
John Leis 3
Alice Leis 2
Annie Leis 2
George Leis 2
Harry Leis 2
Herbert Leis 2
Joseph Leis 2
Louisa Leis 2
Thomas Leis 2
Ada Leis 1
Alexander Leis 1
Ann Leis 1
Antoinette Leis 1
Bertie Leis 1
Catherine Leis 1
Charles Leis 1
Cornelius Leis 1
Daniel Leis 1

Leis Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lees 75% 81,187
2 Iles 50% 14,947
3 Eales 40% 11,867
4 Leese 60% 9,925
5 Elias 40% 7,792
6 Else 25% 7,360
7 Louis 60% 5,812
8 Loose 40% 2,563
9 Eeles 40% 1,388
10 Louisa 50% 1,162
11 Elis 50% 827
12 Eiles 40% 662
13 Lose 25% 541
14 Leuis 80% 530
15 Louise 50% 444
16 Leas 75% 413
17 Eles 50% 391
18 Lueas 60% 380
19 Leys 75% 363
20 Lias 50% 361
21 Eals 25% 348
22 Elsie 40% 313
23 Lease 60% 292
24 Louse 40% 290
25 Ailes 40% 266
26 Lase 25% 225
27 Eeeles 33% 209
28 Lays 50% 174
29 Luis 75% 161
30 Lies 50% 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 Layes 40% 115
38 Elise 40% 113
39 Lus 50% 108
40 Lousia 33% 107
41 Leis 100% 102

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The surname Leis is the 41st most popular variant of Lees.

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