Leather Surname
Approximately 5,770 people bear this surname
Leather Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Leather.' Although I have scarcely any instances, there can be no doubt of the origin of names prefixed with Leather. Leather was a personal name. 'One Lethar was a bishop in the days of Ethelbert.
Read More About This SurnameLeather Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,749 | 1:20,268 | 2,869 |
| United States | 723 | 1:501,326 | 42,168 |
| Iran | 594 | 1:129,264 | 11,842 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| Australia | 258 | 1:104,634 | 11,756 |
| Canada | 215 | 1:171,375 | 17,189 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| New Zealand | 79 | 1:57,321 | 9,018 |
| India | 77 | 1:9,961,888 | 192,972 |
| Wales | 68 | 1:45,508 | 4,331 |
| South Africa | 44 | 1:1,231,311 | 69,478 |
| Scotland | 38 | 1:140,890 | 8,524 |
| Pakistan | 31 | 1:5,762,706 | 35,301 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Ireland | 23 | 1:204,736 | 8,142 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| China | 14 | 1:97,665,826 | 5,141 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Turkey | 8 | 1:9,727,678 | 134,647 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,029 | 1:12,013 | 1,824 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:267,373 | 8,913 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 142 | 1:353,653 | 27,017 |
Leather (646) may also be a first name.
Leather Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Leather.' Although I have scarcely any instances, there can be no doubt of the origin of names prefixed with Leather. Leather was a personal name. 'One Lethar was a bishop in the days of Ethelbert.' (Lower, Patronymica Britannica). Hence such localities as Letheringham and Letheringsett, and such local surnames as Leatherdale, Leatherby, Leatherhead, or Leatherbarrow. Leatherwine occurs as a single name (without surname), Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1582. Buried — Alyce Lether, daughter of William, of the plague: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1623. Peter Leather and Sarah Bainam: Marriage Lic (London).
1633. Married — Nathaniel Carter and Ann Leather: St. Antholin (London).
1663. Samuel Pine and Sarah Leather: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
(Teutonic) 1 That this is a single-element pers. name is shown by the occurrence of Leatherwine in the Hundred Rolls, and it conceivably represents Old English hléoþor, ‘melody,’ ‘song’ (although it is a neuter noun); but the O.Ger. Lethar is considered to be a compound of O.H.Ger. leil, ‘hostile,’ ‘hateful,’ and hart, ‘army.’ 2 That the surname is also a comparatively modern nickname from the material-Old English leþer-can hardly be doubted.
An ancient personal name. One Lethar was a bishop in the days of AEthelbert. God. Dipl. 981. Hence the local surnames, Leatherby, Leatherdale, Leatherhead, and Leatherbarrow.
Same as Lethar, name of a bishop at the time of Ethelbert. Förstemann refers the Old German names Leither, Lethar, Modern German Leder, to O. High German leid, O. S. léd, hostile; but these names are more probably from German leiter, leader; or from Old German laut-her, distinguished lord or leader. Hence the Old German Clothar, and the names Clothier, Luther, and Clotaire.
Leather Demographics
Average Leather Salary in
United States
$45,818 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Leather Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leather Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leather is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leather? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 83,828th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,263,006 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Leather reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles. Leather is also the 327,050th most frequent given name internationally, borne by 646 people.
The last name Leather is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 2,749 people, or 1 in 20,268. In England Leather is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 18 percent live, Cheshire, where 11 percent live and Merseyside, where 10 percent live. Other than England this surname exists in 71 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Iran, where 10 percent live.
Leather Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Leather has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Leather last name rose 135 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 509 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 271 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 2,300 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Leather Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Leather last name are 20.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.13% registered with the party.
The amount Leather earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 4.87% less than the national average, earning R 226,068 per year; in United States they earn 6.19% more than the national average, earning $45,818 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.78% less than the national average, earning $49,297 CAD per year.
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