Leese is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Leese
No. of characters: 5
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Leese

How popular is Leese?

Leese is common in United States.

Leese is ranked 75765 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Leeses plummeted by 38.63636 per cent to 945 since 2000 and slipped by 8974 spots and ranked at 25975. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.45 95.97
Others 1.59 1.23
Hispanic or Latino 1.27 1.3
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.74 0
Leese is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in England which signifies that it is originated from England. Around 5862 people have been found who wears Leese as their family name. Leese is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
14,078 Japan3
19,452 Malaysia3
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
4,104 South Korea2
23,344 Austria2
1,500,361 India2
44,018 Poland2
18,718 Thailand2
124,220 Italy2
82,478 South Africa2
123,175 Tanzania1
10,190 Bahrain1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
7,110 Bosnia1
2,037 Cayman Islands1
10,683 Cyprus1
49,101 Denmark1
3,071 Jersey1
28,365 Kenya1
31,207 Ireland1
24,176 Qatar1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
2,374 Bermuda1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
4,813 Hong Kong47
12,974 New Zealand47
68,343 Spain23
69,202 Netherlands18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,129 Northern Ireland60
Countries with hundreds of Leese:
34,330 Germany303
9,862 Australia284
3,317 Scotland190
2,864 Wales135
26,800 Canada128
77,708 France122
Countries with thousands of Leese:
3,090 England2,501
16,778 United States1,969
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 20 years old immigrant Ann Leese who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on May 7, 1849 by Arab put out from Belfast. Immigrant Jane Leese, Thomas Leese (19) Workman, Betty Leese (33) Maid, Mailtia Leese, aged 12, 10 years old John Leese, 8 years old George Leese, Mechanic James Leese, U Leese, are others that migrated to US.

Leese Namesakes

  • Arnold Leese, British Politician
  • Oliver Leese, Commanding officer
  • Bettyann Leeseberg-Lange, Film actress
  • Oliver Leese, Commanding officer
  • Joseph Leese, Politician
  • Oliver Leese, Commanding officer
  • Lars Leese, Soccer player
  • Oliver Leese, Commanding officer
  • Anna Leese, Soprano
  • Oliver Leese, Commanding officer

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