Leathe Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Leathe Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the lathes,' i.e. the barns, the grange; v. Lade. The surname has arisen in several localities. Lathes is a hamlet next unto Warn pool and was so called of a grange or farm which the Lord of Whitrigg had there.
Read More About This SurnameLeathe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 117 | 1:3,097,940 | 179,693 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 103 | 1:487,560 | 34,505 |
Leathe (50) may also be a first name.
Leathe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the lathes,' i.e. the barns, the grange; v. Lade. The surname has arisen in several localities. Lathes is a hamlet next unto Warn pool and was so called of a grange or farm which the Lord of Whitrigg had there. Of that place the family of the Lathes took their name ... until Adam Leathes, now owner of the demesne thereof, sold the tenements and residue of the hamlet to the inhabitants... It was given by Robert, the son of Robert de Dunbretton, to his kinsman Henry, whose posterity were thereupon called Leaths': Estates and Families of Cumberland, Cumberland. Appended is a quotation: 'Robertas filius Roberti dedit Leathes Henrico fratri suo, Henry III': Gilpin.
Thomas atte Lathe, rector of Stokesby, Norfolk, 1356: History of Norfolk.
Johannes del Lethe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
A family of Leathes sprung up in Norfolk, and is still represented.
'The manor house was lately called the Lathes, it stands a little distance from Pokethorp Street.' Pokethorp Manor, Norwich: History of Norfolk.
Again, we read of the same manor:
'John Corbet (4 Edward VI), had a lease of the Cellerie's, or St. Leonard's meadow, containing six acres, lying between the river and street, the Lathis close, and fold-course, and liberty of shak ... in the manor house and yard, and all thereon built, called the Lathe-yard': ibid.
The origin of the Norfolk Leathes is thus distinctly apparent.Stolen from Fore-bears
Stanley Leaths, rector of Matlask, Norfolk, 1741: ibid.
'Thomas Atte-Lathe married first Alice, daughter and heir of Sir William Wishara, and Margaret his wife, and in her right presented as lord to the church of Elingnam Parva, in Norfolk, in 1468': ibid.
Gilbert del Lathes, 25 Edward I: Freemen of York.
(English and Scandinavian) belonging to Leath, or Dweller at a Slope or Hill- Side [Old English and Old Norse hlíð] The Cumberland ward called Leath contains parishes with both Anglian and Scandinavian names.
(Scandinavian) occasionally confused with Lathe = a Barn [Old Norse hlaða] ‘Just as I’r gett’n to th’ leath dur’ [barn-door].—Collier (Lanc.), Tim Bobbin (1750), p. 67. Cp. Leith.
A ward or division of Cumberland.
Leathe Demographics
Average Leathe Salary in
United States
$52,551 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Leathe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leathe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leathe is most common in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leathe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,666,404th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Leathe live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America. Leathe is also the 1,412,538th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 50 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 3,097,940. In The United States it is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 22 percent reside, Connecticut, where 20 percent reside and Florida, where 12 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent reside and Ukraine, where 1 percent reside.
Leathe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Leathe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leathe last name increased 114 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Leathe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Leathe last name are 4.35% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.58% being registered to vote for the party.
Leathe earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.79% more than the national average, earning $52,551 USD per year.
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