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- Leach - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Leach
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: Old English
Two main origins: * Occupational surname for a physician, from Old English lǣċe (“doctor, physician”). * Topographic surname for someone who lived by a boggy stream, from Old English læcc (“boggy stream”) (related to Proto-Germanic *lekaną), or from several English placenames related to this (compare Leake).
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Name Variants & Related
Popularity by Country
Leach
Rank #714
Frequency
43,666 people (16.19 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 82.67% Hispanic 1.44% Black 13.26% Asian/PI 0.44% Native Am. 0.79% Two+ 1.4%
Leach
Rank #1921
Frequency
0.03% of population
Popularity Over Time (Scotland)
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