Leakey is used as a family name or surname in Kenya. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Leakey
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Kenya
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Leakey

How popular is Leakey?

Leakey is common in Kenya.

Leakey is ranked 127632 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Leakeies plummeted by 2.5 per cent to 351 since 2000 and slipped by 4132 spots and ranked at 57914. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.45 93.06
Black 3.13 4.17
Hispanic or Latino 2.85 1.67
Leakey is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Kenya which may be its originating country too. Around 3100 people have been found who wears Leakey as their family name. Leakey is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,097 Wales3
3,340 Jamaica3
1,500,361 India2
3,014 Taiwan2
9,185 Hong Kong2
134,667 Zimbabwe1
56,169 Mexico1
62,864 New Zealand1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
81,201 Switzerland1
4,249 Cambodia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
11,040 Scotland39
92,417 Australia17
Countries with hundreds of Leakey:
59,887 United States426
14,146 England414
15,815 Canada234
26,965 Tanzania146
Countries with thousands of Leakey:
3,165 Kenya1,805

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Catharine Leakey was 19 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on March 26, 1851. She lived in Ireland where she worked as maid and took James Wright from Liverpool. 40 years old John Leakey, Immigrant John Leakey, are other Leakey that migrated to US.

Leakey Namesakes

  • Louis Leakey, Archaeologist
  • Louis Leakey, Archaeologist
  • Jonathan Leakey, Mary Leakey's son
  • Louis Leakey, Archaeologist
  • Joshua Leakey, Soldier
  • Louis Leakey, Archaeologist
  • Caroline Leakey, Writer
  • Louis Leakey, Archaeologist
  • Richard Leakey, Kenyan Politician
  • Louis Leakey, Archaeologist

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