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

Family Name / Last Name: Leigh
No. of characters: 5
Origin: England
Meaning: A town in England, a pasture or meadow, the same as Ley, or Lea. The frequency of this family name in Cheshire, England, led to the old proverb, "As many Leighs as fleas, Masseys as A**es, and Davenport as dog's tails"

How popular is Leigh?

Leigh is common in England.

Leigh is ranked 11718 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Leigh bearers increased by 4.684297 per cent in 2010 US census to 10213 since 2000, the surname slipped by 149 spots and ranked at 3499. The last name was found in around 35 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 77.45 80.3
Black 14.69 13.8
Hispanic or Latino 2.69 1.66
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 2.41 1.88
Others 2.15 1.88
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.61 0.49
Leigh is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Sierra Leone is ahead in terms of density. Around 45610 people have been found who wears Leigh as their family name. Leigh is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,868 Japan10
52,864 United Arab Emirates9
361 Monaco8
9,206 Trinidad and Tobago8
705 Gibraltar7
24,386 Saudi Arabia7
98,953 Belarus7
607,991 Indonesia5
7,113 Costa Rica5
103,755 Czech Republic5
718 Liberia4
18,646 Thailand4
2,403 Vietnam4
4,096 Dominican Republic3
15,749 Finland3
35,184 Poland3
7,294 Kuwait3
3,752 Iraq3
34,681 Norway2
8,657 Lebanon2
2,617 Cambodia2
1,333 Guam2
4,367 Afghanistan2
10,395 Latvia2
2,401 Honduras2
14,004 Hungary2
14,521 Portugal2
35,969 Denmark2
6,688 Malawi1
16,228 Bulgaria1
317 Norfolk Island1
14,373 Jordan1
10,958 Bangladesh1
37,493 Austria1
3,071 Jersey1
846 American Samoa1
7,198 Maldives1
3,307 Malta1
1,421 Saint Lucia1
1,818 Guernsey1
624 Solomon Islands1
9,591 Panama1
2,613 The Bahamas1
1,879 Belize1
11,510 Oman1
42,479 Greece1
9,498 Iceland1
24,771 Colombia1
696 Saint Kitts and Nevis1
5,872 Namibia1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,642 Northern Ireland48
33,012 Belgium45
95,259 Italy45
21,712 Sweden44
1,159 China42
227,902 Russia37
396 Isle of Man34
419 South Korea23
395,979 India22
90,042 Germany21
7,545 Nigeria20
45,776 Philippines20
4,083 Guyana19
263 The Gambia18
186,451 Ukraine16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
13,010 Venezuela100
2,423 Jamaica89
15,572 Switzerland72
33,970 Netherlands66
5,248 Singapore59
1,892 Cyprus52
Countries with hundreds of Leigh:
961 New Zealand736
569 Wales643
5,019 Ghana559
2,522 Chile441
1,847 Scotland387
13,426 Kenya314
1,752 Ireland289
1,039 Hong Kong249
9,201 Malaysia202
50,564 France196
6,229 Israel177
56,243 Brazil175
19,337 Spain157
21,011 Mexico157
5,943 Ecuador115
Countries with thousands of Leigh:
117 Sierra Leone6,352
1,159 Australia2,729
3,092 South Africa2,100
2,901 Canada1,654
3,069 Peru1,054
Countries with ten thousands of Leigh:
2,898 United States13,894
565 England11,997
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman Thomas Leigh from Ireland aboard the Shenandoah from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 23 years old when he arrived in New-York on March 27, 1846. Edward Leigh (27), Workman John Leigh, Pat Leigh (30) Workman, 26 years old Edward Leigh, 52 years old Harvey Leigh, 20 years old Peter Leigh, Workman Thomas Leigh, Immigrant Mary Leigh, and 12 other Leigh around 80% of whom were workman while others worked as servant migrated to US.

Leigh Namesakes

  • Acacia Leigh Duncan, Actress
  • Adele Leigh, Operatic soprano
  • Adele Leigh, Operatic soprano
  • Geoff Leigh, Musician
  • Roberta Leigh, Author
  • Aimée Leigh, Film actress
  • Aimée Leigh, Film actress
  • Cherami Leigh, Actress
  • Katie Leigh, Voice actress
  • Alanna Leigh, Actor
  • In 0, Rita Leigh played the role of Olla Mae in comedy film The Same Ole Thang Movie.
  • In 0, Miah Leigh played the role of Star in drama movie Revengeful Clarity.
  • Ironica Leigh portrayed the main role of Marilyn Gruellix in 2014 thriller flick Where's Dookie Cannata?.
  • In 2015, Sabina Leigh portrayed the role of Madame Leander in drama and horror movie The Silver Moonlight.
  • In 2012 drama film, Triggered, Sharan Leigh characterized Rosalyn.
  • In 2018 drama flick, Desert Shores, Keylor Leigh portrayed Ramona.
  • In 2012, Cassandre Leigh portrayed the role of Reagan in action, horror movie Frost Bite.
  • Becky Leigh portrayed the important role of Tandy Launer in 2014 comedy film The Republic of Rick.
  • In 2018, Steffanie Leigh portrayed the role of Susanna in drama, thriller film Seaside.
  • Virginia Leigh portrayed the leading character of Chantal in 2012 drama film Waiting for Summer.
  • In 1969 drama film, Back Seat Cabbie, Margaret Leigh played N.
  • Vanessa Leigh portrayed the crucial character of Chloe in 2018 thriller flick Inclusion Criteria.
  • Sarah Leigh played leading character of Gloria in 2015 drama and mystery flick Goodnight, Gloria.

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