Leafe Surname

440,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Leafe Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the lief,' i.e. dear; v. Leifchild. The diminutive lief-kin, a term of endearment.

Pagan Lef, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alice le Lef, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Lone the Lef, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

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Leafe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4421:126,05912,608
United States1671:2,170,413136,881
Australia911:296,65626,074
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Wales121:257,87814,969
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1111:219,59816,839
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Leafé (1) are calculated separately.

Leafe (123) may also be a first name.

Leafe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the lief,' i.e. dear; v. Leifchild. The diminutive lief-kin, a term of endearment.

Pagan Lef, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alice le Lef, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Lone the Lef, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Nicholas Leve, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Lucia Te Lyf, Somerset, l Edward III: ibid.

1677. Married — Richard Owen and Susanna Leefe: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1754. — James Leaf and Elizabeth Clarke: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Dear, Beloved (One) [Middle English lef, leef, lief, leof, Old English léof] Alice la Lef.—Hundred Rolls O sonnes lief, O Joves daughter dere.— Chaucer, Troil. & Cris., iii. 3.

For unto Crist it is so lief and deere.— Chaucer, Cant. Tales, G 1467.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The beloved person.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From Anglo-Saxon leóf, dear, beloved, precious. Ferguson says there was a Leof, assassin of King Edmund, who sadly belied his name; and that Liúfa and Liufina are respectively male and female names in the Landnamabok. Hence the name Life.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Leafe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leafe is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Leafé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leafe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 440,082nd most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,367,026 people. Leafe occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Leafe live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles. Leafe is also the 840,349th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 123 people.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is held by 442 people, or 1 in 126,059. In England Leafe is mostly found in: Nottinghamshire, where 21 percent live, Derbyshire, where 9 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 9 percent live. Other than England this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Leafe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leafe has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Leafe surname increased 398 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 2,088 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leafe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leafe last name are 29.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.47% registered with the political party.

The amount Leafe earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 10.03% more than the national average, earning R 261,480 per year; in United States they earn 16.15% more than the national average, earning $50,117 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.71% less than the national average, earning $45,358 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leafé931/
Leafer9169/
Leafey9144/
Leaffe912/
Lehafe912/
Leafea911/
Leaf896,194/
Lafe89482/
Lefe89346/
Leaffer8362/
Leafeez831/
Lafet80127,378/
Lafer803,688/
Lefer801,098/
Leefe80450/
Lafee80360/
Lefeu80280/
Lhafe80236/
Lefez80174/
Leffe80139/
Laufe8093/
Laffe8091/
Lafey8081/
Leafa8081/
Leafy8078/
Leife8059/
Leaff8048/
Lefea8048/
Lefet8047/
Lafea8041/
Lafeu8033/
Lefey8031/
Lefee8031/
Lefes8030/
Lafie8027/
Lepfe8017/
Lehaf8015/
Lefeh8013/
Laife809/
Lefei805/
Lafée805/
Leafi804/
Latfe803/
Laafe802/
Lehfe802/
Lefie802/
Liefe802/
Hlefe802/
Lewfe801/
Leafs801/
Lafes801/
Lafeh801/
Lafez801/
Laefe801/
Leyfe800/
Leafhead773/
Leeaffer770/
Leehafer770/
Laf75842/
Lef75301/
Laufer7314,617/
Laffey733,348/
Leifer733,173/
Lafeer731,877/
Lasfer731,674/
Laffer73672/
Leffer73476/
Loepfe73370/
Leyfer73337/
Leffet73251/
Laifer73248/
Laafer73240/
Lawfer73129/
Laffet73126/
Laffez73115/
Lefeez73110/
Leufer73102/
Laffee7369/
Lafehr7365/
Lafeet7355/
Laffie7349/
Llafet7347/
Layfer7345/
Leefer7340/
Lefeat7338/
Laferr7337/
Lehfer7328/
Lejfer7328/
Latfee7327/
Lueffe7319/
Lefeea7315/
Leffei7315/
Lehaff7314/
Lesfer7312/
Lafeae7312/
Gliefe738/
Laffei737/
Lafhej737/
Leifey736/
Lefe'e736/
Lajfer735/
Lefher734/
Leffey733/
Lehofe733/
Letfer732/
Leffie732/
Lefeer732/
Leferr732/
Lehave732/
Leofer732/
Lafeez732/
Leffeu732/
Letfee732/
Leaphe731/
Lafeat731/
Lafher731/
Leipfe731/
Lefehr731/
Lefeid731/
Leffes731/
Laufey731/
Ljafer731/
Lefieh731/
Lafesh731/
Lleufe731/
Leifet731/
Lefeae731/
Lefech731/
Lefeet731/
Leffed731/
Laufed731/
Laufet731/
Lahfeh731/
Lafeeh731/
Lafest731/
Lafeuh731/
Laffée731/
Leufeu731/
Lieffe731/
Lhafed731/
Liefie731/
Laafie731/
Leiffe731/
Laaffe730/
Llefet730/
Lafett730/
Hlefer730/
Lhafer730/
Lafoey730/
Leva6715,656/
Lafi6715,368/
Leeb675,481/
Leff674,232/
Lauffer673,571/
Lauf672,203/
Lefa671,732/
Loef671,226/
Life67953/
Leef67945/
Leif67901/
Lafy67893/
Lief67820/
Luef67815/
Left67809/
Leaw67721/
Lafa67703/
Lefi67630/
Layf67574/
Laff67562/
Lehofer67392/
Leab67340/
Latf67329/
Laif67226/
Leiffer67191/
Leew67177/
Laaf67175/
Lyaf67140/
Leuf67107/
Leav6786/
Liafeez6765/
Leyf6764/
Leev6763/
Lyaufer6736/
Laft6734/
Lefy6733/
Lhaf6731/
Lauefer6730/
Lawffer6724/
Leuffer6721/
Lyayfer6715/
Leyffer6715/
Lepf6713/
Lauffet6712/
Laef678/
Leifeit676/
Liafees676/
Lawf675/
Lafs674/
Lyfe674/
Lyaifer674/
Leapher674/
Leiffet674/
Lefs673/
Lapf673/
Lafá673/
Lazf673/
Lefheit672/
Laffeer672/
Lafh672/
Lasf672/
Lajf672/
Lassfer672/
Lafj672/
Lefp672/
Letf672/
Lyef671/
Lhafeer671/
Ladf671/
Lafeath671/
Leffets671/
Leffhey671/
Lawfees671/
Liaf671/
Lehfeah671/
Hlef671/
Lesf671/
Lafé671/
Hlafeez671/
Layafey671/
Lefé671/
Lahf671/
Laffesh671/
L'Yaffe671/
Leopfer671/
Layoffe671/
Lafp671/
Lafz671/
Lejf671/
Leeffer671/
Lefz671/
Leffett670/
Laffett670/
Layfett670/
Leifett670/
Lafeyth670/
Leyfest670/
Laupfer670/
Lewfest670/
Leoffer670/
Lafeast670/

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