Leys Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Leys Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Leys family

Profession Census Frequency
School 10
Private Means 3
Student 2
Domestic 2
Scholar 2
Fellow Of University Colleage Oxford 1
Fitter Engineer 1
General Servant 1
General Servant (domestic) 1
Groom 1
House Decorator 1
House Painter 1
Labourer (general) 1
Nurse 1
Painter (house) 1
Ship Wright 1
Ships Steward 1
Stationary Engineman 1
Stone Mason 1
Tug Hand 1
General Packer 1
Horacwaid (domcote) 1
Draper 1
Housemaid (domestic) 1
Storeman 1

Leys Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lyes 50% 1,198
2 Lyas 50% 1,041
3 Leys 100% 363
4 Lys 75% 325
5 Lase 25% 225
6 Lays 75% 174
7 Lyous 40% 144
8 Layes 60% 115
9 Leis 75% 102

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The surname Leys is the 3rd most popular variant of Lyes.

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