Leathers Surname

63,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,906 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Leathers 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.

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Leathers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,0331:51,5376,208
England5661:98,44210,421
Australia631:428,50333,982
Canada591:624,50251,218
India551:13,946,643236,652
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Wales51:618,90625,852
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
China31:455,773,85521,925
France21:33,211,361423,184
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2651:91,9839,487
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1561:43,4425,045

Leathers (28) may also be a first name.

Leathers 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).

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

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Leathers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leathers is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leathers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leathers is the 63,363rd most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 921,774 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Leathers live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most widely held forename in the world, borne by 28 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 7,033 people, or 1 in 51,537. In The United States Leathers is most frequent in: California, where 8 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and North Carolina, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Leathers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leathers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Leathers surname grew 608 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 214 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leathers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leathers last name are 14.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.18% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leathers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 155.8% more than the national average, earning R 607,872 per year; in United States they earn 4.25% less than the national average, earning $41,317 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.34% more than the national average, earning $56,810 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lleathers941/
Lathers93683/
Lethers9343/
Leaters933/
Leathrs931/
Lauthers8878/
Lethiers8829/
Luethers883/
Laethers881/
Latthers881/
Leuthers880/
Leothers880/
Leathors880/
Liathers880/
Lesthers880/
Leters8650/
Laters8610/
L'Lathers821/
L'Gathers821/
Lauters80293/
Letters80240/
Loeters80167/
Leuters80152/
Layters80149/
Leeters80122/
Lasters80117/
Letiers8069/
Latiers8054/
Lesters8022/
Leiters8020/
Latters8011/
Lueters804/
Leyters804/
Lieters802/
Lahters801/
Laiters801/
Lathars800/
Luetters75125/
Luetgers7564/
Loetters755/
Letterås754/
Lettiers751/
Letterst751/
Letterrs751/
Louthers750/
Leuchters7148/
Liters7113/
Loettgers7113/
Latars716/
Letors712/
Lattrs711/
Letars710/
Leitterst710/
Luiters671,118/
Louters67188/
Litters67167/
Laterce6710/
Latrche679/
Luyters678/
Listers674/
Lysters672/
Loyters671/
Latarsh671/
Literst671/
Lettars671/
Lathrch670/

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Leathers Reference & Research

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