Leech is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Leech
No. of characters: 5
Origin: England
Meaning: A physician

How popular is Leech?

Leech is common in South Africa.

Leech is ranked 24430 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Leech bearers increased by 3.114257 per cent in 2010 US census to 5099 since 2000, the surname slipped by 300 spots and ranked at 6640. The last name was found in around 17 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.8 93.27
Black 4.1 3.52
Hispanic or Latino 1.94 1.19
Others 1.27 0.93
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.61 0.63
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.27 0.47
Leech is quite popular family name mostly used in England while Isle of Man is ahead in terms of density. Around 20989 people have been found who wears Leech as their family name. Leech is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
88,966 Czech Republic7
122,390 Belarus4
2,403 Vietnam4
381,097 Ukraine4
661,536 Indonesia3
119,730 Brazil3
4,231 Jamaica2
40,064 Nigeria2
124,220 Italy2
5,671 Guatemala2
10,183 Jordan2
1,500,361 India2
14,521 Portugal2
18,718 Thailand2
34,681 Norway2
31,767 Greece2
20,186 Kenya2
6,103 Cyprus2
10,190 Bahrain1
3,952 Yemen1
14,618 Guyana1
50,549 Georgia1
9,498 Iceland1
8,268 Mauritius1
56,169 Mexico1
58,885 Poland1
24,176 Qatar1
1,421 Saint Lucia1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
81,201 Switzerland1
53,505 Turkey1
12,741 Ecuador1
4,249 Cambodia1
29,595 Iran1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
236,996 Russia35
9,620 Singapore30
32,811 Sweden29
62,494 Netherlands22
813 Jersey22
52,530 Belgium22
699 Isle of Man21
62,309 Zimbabwe13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,305 Northern Ireland95
10,451 United Arab Emirates92
38,900 Spain56
Countries with hundreds of Leech:
4,728 Canada943
820 Ireland835
1,594 New Zealand471
31,047 Germany336
1,412 Wales282
2,589 Scotland263
1,467 Namibia244
2,520 Botswana157
11,447 Malaysia152
84,907 France110
Countries with thousands of Leech:
1,144 England6,733
6,393 United States6,058
1,612 Australia1,985
3,381 South Africa1,918
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

William Leech was 34 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on March 13, 1846. He lived in Ireland where he worked as baker and took Liverpool from Liverpool. Martha Leech (17) Maid, 19 years old Eliza Leech, 22 years old Oliver Leech, Workman B. Leech, Workman Thomas Leech, William Leech (28) Mechanic, 32 years old Jas. Leech, Immigrant Martha Leech, and 75 other Leech around 46.67% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and butcher, weaver migrated to US.

Leech Namesakes

  • Allen Leech, Television actor
  • Robb Leech, Documentary Filmmaker
  • Beverly Leech, Actress
  • Tony Leech, Director
  • Richard Leech, Actor
  • Faith Leech, Freestyle swimmer
  • Billy Leech, Soccer player
  • Geoffrey Leech, Author
  • Indra Leech, Actor
  • Oisin Leech, Musical Artist
  • In 2016, Chelsea Taylor Leech characterized the role of Victoria in drama flick The Vigilante.

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