Leads Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Leads Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Leeds,' the well-known town in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

1565. Buried — Elizabethe Leedes, alias Grove: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1575. Edward Leedes, Sussex: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Leads Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Leads (18) may also be a first name.

Leads Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Leeds,' the well-known town in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

1565. Buried — Elizabethe Leedes, alias Grove: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1575. Edward Leedes, Sussex: Register of the University of Oxford.

1609. Thomas Leedes, Sussex: ibid.

1647-8. Charles Leeds, of Biddenden, Kent, and Sarah Taylor: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The great town in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Leads Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Leads Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Leads occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Leads.

How Common Is The Last Name Leads? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Leads are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,608,198th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 18 people.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England Leads is mostly found in: Northamptonshire, where 100 percent are found. Not including England this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 17 percent are found.

Leads Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leads has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 72 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leads Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leeads910/
Leas892,354/
Lead89709/
Lads897/
Leds895/
Leeds807,886/
Ladds80954/
Lejas80577/
Leyds80339/
Lease80143/
Least8075/
Ladse8075/
Leids8034/
Leass8032/
Leyad8021/
Lieds8020/
Lehad8018/
Leyas8015/
Ladås8015/
Leuad8014/
Lehas8014/
Leadd809/
Leias808/
Leuas805/
Leead803/
Laads803/
Lejad803/
Leats802/
Lauds802/
Lueds802/
Layds802/
Leash801/
Leadz801/
Leasp801/
Ledds801/
Lehds801/
Liead801/
Lahds801/
Leeas800/
Leahs800/
Llads800/
Ledse800/
Leods800/
Lad7582,400/
Lea7547,342/
Las7517,389/
Les7510,374/
Led752,153/
Liedts73135/
Leyase7348/
Leates7332/
Loedts7324/
Loheas7324/
Leudts7317/
Llejas7312/
Leyass7310/
Leeyad737/
Leidås737/
Leasch735/
Lleuad733/
Loweds731/
Leyadh731/
Ladshe731/
Leachs731/
Leaths731/
Leease731/
Leeyas731/
L'Eyad731/
Leasse731/
Lejast731/
Lejaud731/
Lehats731/
Lheahs731/
Leejas731/
Leashe730/
Lahead730/
Leatts730/
Leeasz730/
Leidst730/
Leashp730/
Lees6738,110/
Ladd6725,454/
Leya6722,791/
Last6717,862/
Leis6714,460/
Lash6712,076/
Leja679,839/
Laid679,678/
Leys679,129/
Laus677,915/
Leah677,680/
Leus676,872/
Lais676,283/
Laud675,756/
Lass675,755/
Lias675,414/
Laas675,111/
Lesh674,349/
Less673,666/
Leha673,646/
Lies673,481/
Leap673,217/
Leua672,650/
Laad671,997/
Loes671,769/
Leed671,762/
Lied671,761/
Lese671,750/
Liad671,662/
Leid671,469/
Hlad671,377/
Lues671,037/
Lays67992/
Leat67981/
Lyes67963/
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Lets67891/
Lyas67834/
Liea67767/
Lats67625/
Hlas67508/
Lesz67506/
Lahs67259/
Laed67224/
Lasz67170/
Leac67169/
Lajs67159/
Lles67152/
Lest67139/
Lacs67131/
Ladh67118/
Leia67115/
Layd67113/
Lajd67107/
Leathes6792/
Lehd6786/
Lyad6776/
Leța6771/
Lahd6770/
Laís6770/
Lehs6768/
Leax6766/
Leaţ6765/
Llas6760/
Løes6751/
Leae6751/
Hles6739/
Leea6735/
Loed6734/
Lejs6731/
Leaț6731/
Leud6725/
Ladz6725/
Ledő6724/
Leaz6722/
Ladt6718/
Leyd6716/
Ledd6710/
Lejd6710/
Lexs6710/
Lasd679/
Lhea677/
Lgad677/
Ledt677/
Llea675/
Laïd675/
Lged675/
Lyed674/
Lids674/
Lued674/
Llad673/
Lled673/
Leedsøe673/
Leadova672/
Ledh672/
Ladc672/
Lhad672/
L'As672/
Léas672/
Hled672/
Lesj672/
Ledp672/
Lasp671/
Leasova671/
Laìs671/
Leís671/
Laïs671/
Ledz671/
Lehiash671/
Leaș671/
Le'a671/
L'Ed671/
Laadsch671/
Leÿs671/
Hlea671/
Leatshe671/
Ljds671/
Lhes671/
Latd671/
Laxs671/
Letd671/
Lesp670/

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