Leek is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Leek
No. of characters: 4
Origin: England
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Leek

How popular is Leek?

Leek is common in England.

Leek is ranked 55355 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Leek bearers increased by 5.009759 per cent in 2010 US census to 3228 since 2000, the surname slipped by 294 spots and ranked at 9991. The last name was found in around 11 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.25 87.12
Black 9.76 8.98
Hispanic or Latino 1.64 1.3
Others 1.58 1.4
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.43 1.04
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.34 0.16
Leek is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Estonia is ahead in terms of density. Around 8461 people have been found who wears Leek as their family name. Leek is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
823,980 India6
318,252 Ukraine6
1,941 Sudan4
11,802 Egypt4
10,542 China4
661,536 Indonesia3
19,452 Malaysia3
2,720 South Korea3
119,730 Brazil3
8,995 Uganda2
147,165 Czech Republic2
124,220 Italy2
219,873 France2
54,135 Philippines2
53,033 Nigeria1
49,529 Israel1
31,207 Ireland1
21,562 Portugal1
4,249 Cambodia1
10,683 Cyprus1
16,228 Bulgaria1
30,360 Thailand1
11,923 Slovenia1
6,212 Jamaica1
12,745 Luxembourg1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
696 Saint Kitts and Nevis1
81,201 Switzerland1
58,885 Poland1
7,292 Vietnam1
14,373 Jordan1
29,046 Japan1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,214 Singapore35
20,103 Norway33
65,136 Spain25
442,509 Russia12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,953 Scotland72
11,434 New Zealand57
Countries with hundreds of Leek:
4,403 Netherlands598
2,301 Sweden435
7,178 Australia401
13,426 Kenya314
1,521 Wales260
14,487 Canada259
1,374 Estonia153
71,225 Germany134
39,125 South Africa128
Countries with thousands of Leek:
10,328 United States3,523
3,855 England1,957
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Thomas Leek worked as workman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 42 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Arrick and arrived on March 7, 1849. William Leek (33) Surgeon, 42 years old Ann Leek, Farmer Christ. Leek, Mary Leek (48), Rebecca Leek, Isaac Leek, aged 6, 4 years old Mary Leek, Rachel Leek (3), are others that migrated to US.

Leek Namesakes

  • Geoff Leek, Australian Rules Footballer
  • Aliya LeeKong, Author
  • Andy Leek, Singer
  • Harold Davies, Baron Davies of Leek, Politician
  • Chuan Leekpai, Former Prime Minister of Thailand
  • Harold Davies, Baron Davies of Leek, Politician
  • Geoff Leek, Australian Rules Footballer
  • Ken Leek, Soccer player
  • Georges Leekens, Coach
  • Ewald Leeker, Soccer player

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