Leamy Surname

226,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,796 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Leamy Surname Definition:

Ó Laomdha and later Ó Léime A sept of Upper Ormond. SIF 104

Leamy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9481:382,34133,740
Ireland4271:11,0281,404
England1061:525,64232,946
New Zealand1021:44,3957,335
Canada571:646,41452,764
Jamaica381:75,5253,602
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Australia311:870,82953,581
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1701:26,0582,782
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1531:328,22725,501

Leamy (42) may also be a first name.

Leamy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Laomdha and later Ó Léime A sept of Upper Ormond. SIF 104

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

This is the name of an old Gaelic sept of Upper Ormond. There were 15 families of these in the Tipperary hearth money rolls. At the same time the 1659-60 “census” names Leany as one of the principal Irish surnames in the barony of Eliogarty, Co. Tipperary while Leamy is not listed. In this case Leany may possibly be an error for Leamy; however, in the Fiants we find O'Leny and O'Lenie in Munster as well as O'Leamy and O'Leamygh: according to Woulfe Leeney is from Ó Laighnigh while Leamy is from O'Léime or Ó Laomhda. D. F. Gleeson's Last Lords of Ormond has some interesting observations on the retention of land throughout centuries of confiscation by certain families in north Tipperary, among them the Leamys. They were still strong on Co. Tipperary in 1855 when there were 33 householders of the name there; the number is now much smaller.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Laomdha and later Ó Léime A sept of Upper Ormond. SIF 104

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Leamy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leamy occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Leamy.

How Common Is The Last Name Leamy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leamy is the 226,129th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,057,654 people. The surname Leamy is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Leamy live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. Leamy is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 42 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 948 people, or 1 in 382,341. In The United States Leamy is most prevalent in: California, where 11 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 24 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Leamy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leamy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 620 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 251 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 259 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leamy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Leamy surname is primarily Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Leamy surname are 8.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.87% registered with the political party.

The amount Leamy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 38.11% less than the national average, earning R 147,072 per year; in United States they earn 17.1% more than the national average, earning $50,526 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.43% more than the national average, earning $55,360 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leamey91195/
Leamay910/
Lamy8946,110/
Lemy891,040/
Lemay8032,024/
Lamey806,165/
Lamay804,233/
Leama80640/
Lemey80521/
Lemmy80519/
Lamoy80381/
Lammy80379/
Lemoy80280/
Laymy80137/
Lahmy80119/
Lemuy80118/
Lamøy8099/
Lamiy8063/
Laumy8054/
Lamys8030/
Lamyo8029/
Leame8018/
L'amy8014/
Lamyi8014/
Leumy8012/
Laamy808/
Liamy805/
Leami805/
Liemy804/
Lamuy803/
Lesmy802/
Laimy802/
Lemyo802/
Lasmy802/
Hlamy802/
Llamy801/
Lemiy801/
Leemy801/
Lamhy801/
Leimy800/
Latmy800/
Lehmy800/
Lemysh731,252/
Leamer73858/
Lammey73722/
Lamaya73369/
Lemmey73254/
Leiami73187/
Hlamuy73122/
Lahamy73118/
Laumay7398/
Lammay7391/
Lemych7357/
Lemaya7355/
Leyami7354/
Leamie7342/
Laimay7340/
Lehami7328/
Leamma7317/
Leyama7313/
Letmay7312/
Leumiy7311/
Leameh739/
Leamoa739/
Lamiey739/
Leamit737/
Letmoy736/
Leasmi735/
Lamysh734/
Lamgey734/
Laumoy734/
Louemy734/
Lemays733/
Leemay733/
Leemoy733/
Leames733/
Lamoyd732/
Lamych732/
Leamai732/
Lasmay732/
Lamooy732/
Lamouy732/
Laymay732/
Lammiy731/
Latmay731/
Leeame731/
Hlemay731/
Leamis731/
Leasme731/
Lleama731/
Lahmyi731/
La'may731/
Lammyt731/
Leuame731/
Lemmuy731/
Leyame731/
Gliamy731/
Lejama731/
Lejame731/
Leamet731/
Lamaiy731/
Lameey731/
Lamaay731/
Laymmy731/
Leimyo731/
Liemey730/
Lowemy730/
Lehmay730/
Loemay730/
Lehmey730/
Leemmy730/
Leamed730/
Llamay730/
Llamey730/
Laymoy730/
Lama67336,121/
Lema67218,879/
Leme6738,147/
Lami6732,492/
Lemi6716,022/
Lame6713,162/
Limy67353/
Lamhaya67170/
Lyamaya67133/
Lamé6773/
Lamj6766/
Leyamma6734/
Leimych6729/
Leammet6724/
Leehama6716/
Lymy6711/
Lahmaya679/
Leehame679/
Lammouy678/
Liehama677/
Lemé677/
Lahamiy676/
Lemj674/
D'Leimy673/
Leamech673/
Lejimmy673/
Lieyama673/
Lejamie672/
Laimaya672/
Layumay672/
Hleyama672/
Leesmay671/
Liheame671/
Lammaiy671/
Leahmed671/
D'Leymy671/
Lleyama671/
Lémy671/
Lejameh671/
Layomay671/
Lehamei671/
Lehjami671/
Laumays671/
L'Lemay671/
L'Amaya671/
Lamè671/
Lamí671/
Leyamgi671/
Liejama671/
Leamets671/
Lehamid671/
Leahmit671/
Leamett670/

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