Leathers Surname
Approximately 7,906 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameLeathers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,033 | 1:51,537 | 6,208 |
| England | 566 | 1:98,442 | 10,421 |
| Australia | 63 | 1:428,503 | 33,982 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| India | 55 | 1:13,946,643 | 236,652 |
| South Africa | 43 | 1:1,259,947 | 70,377 |
| New Zealand | 43 | 1:105,310 | 13,865 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 265 | 1:91,983 | 9,487 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,156 | 1:43,442 | 5,045 |
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).
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.
Leathers Demographics
Average Leathers Salary in
United States
$41,317 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Leathers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leathers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leathers is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leathers? popularity and diffusion
The surname Leathers is the 63,363rd most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 921,774 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Leathers reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most widely held given name in the world It is held by 28 people.
This surname is most commonly held 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. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.
Leathers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Leathers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leathers surname rose 608 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 214 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leathers Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Leathers surname are 14.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.18% 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lleathers | 94 | 1 | / |
| Lathers | 93 | 683 | / |
| Lethers | 93 | 43 | / |
| Leaters | 93 | 3 | / |
| Leathrs | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lauthers | 88 | 78 | / |
| Lethiers | 88 | 29 | / |
| Luethers | 88 | 3 | / |
| Laethers | 88 | 1 | / |
| Latthers | 88 | 1 | / |
| Leuthers | 88 | 0 | / |
| Leothers | 88 | 0 | / |
| Leathors | 88 | 0 | / |
| Liathers | 88 | 0 | / |
| Lesthers | 88 | 0 | / |
| Leters | 86 | 50 | / |
| Laters | 86 | 10 | / |
| L'Lathers | 82 | 1 | / |
| L'Gathers | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lauters | 80 | 293 | / |
| Letters | 80 | 240 | / |
| Loeters | 80 | 167 | / |
| Leuters | 80 | 152 | / |
| Layters | 80 | 149 | / |
| Leeters | 80 | 122 | / |
| Lasters | 80 | 117 | / |
| Letiers | 80 | 69 | / |
| Latiers | 80 | 54 | / |
| Lesters | 80 | 22 | / |
| Leiters | 80 | 20 | / |
| Latters | 80 | 11 | / |
| Lueters | 80 | 4 | / |
| Leyters | 80 | 4 | / |
| Lieters | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lahters | 80 | 1 | / |
| Laiters | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lathars | 80 | 0 | / |
| Luetters | 75 | 125 | / |
| Luetgers | 75 | 64 | / |
| Loetters | 75 | 5 | / |
| Letterås | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lettiers | 75 | 1 | / |
| Letterst | 75 | 1 | / |
| Letterrs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Louthers | 75 | 0 | / |
| Leuchters | 71 | 48 | / |
| Liters | 71 | 13 | / |
| Loettgers | 71 | 13 | / |
| Latars | 71 | 6 | / |
| Letors | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lattrs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Letars | 71 | 0 | / |
| Leitterst | 71 | 0 | / |
| Luiters | 67 | 1,118 | / |
| Louters | 67 | 188 | / |
| Litters | 67 | 167 | / |
| Laterce | 67 | 10 | / |
| Latrche | 67 | 9 | / |
| Luyters | 67 | 8 | / |
| Listers | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lysters | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loyters | 67 | 1 | / |
| Latarsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Literst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lettars | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lathrch | 67 | 0 | / |
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Leathers Reference & Research
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