Leede Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Leede Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Leeds,' the well-known town in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

1565. Buried — Elizabethe Leedes, alias Grove: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1575. Edward Leedes, Sussex: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Leede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Leede (18) may also be a first name.

Leede Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Leeds,' the well-known town in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

1565. Buried — Elizabethe Leedes, alias Grove: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1575. Edward Leedes, Sussex: Register of the University of Oxford.

1609. Thomas Leedes, Sussex: ibid.

1647-8. Charles Leeds, of Biddenden, Kent, and Sarah Taylor: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

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

The great town in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Leede Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leede (Marathi: लेडे) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Leede.

How Common Is The Last Name Leede? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leede is the 1,894,523rd most commonly held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Leede live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 18 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 8,429,278. In The United States Leede is most common in: Colorado, where 33 percent live, Texas, where 28 percent live and Washington, where 28 percent live. Outside of The United States Leede exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 20 percent live and Estonia, where 13 percent live.

Leede Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leede has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leede Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leede surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

Leede earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 72.48% more than the national average, earning $74,422 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leeder914,547/
Leedee9134/
Leedie9130/
Leedes9120/
Leedhe912/
Lehede912/
Leedde910/
Leedey910/
Leedge910/
Lede898,295/
Lehedey831/
Ledet808,183/
Leder807,826/
Leedy803,881/
Ledee801,481/
Ledez801,259/
Ledes80610/
Leide80566/
Lehde80510/
Ledey80433/
Leyde80377/
Hlede80353/
Letde80239/
Ledea80179/
Liede80176/
Leade80104/
Laede8098/
Loede8058/
Ledde8055/
Leeda8037/
Leude8021/
Ledei8011/
Lyede8010/
Ledeu809/
Leded807/
Luede805/
Ledeč803/
Ledep802/
Leedi802/
Ledeh802/
Lhede801/
Le'de801/
Lesde801/
Leeyadee778/
Leader7327,131/
Leider732,389/
Leydet731,195/
Leyder731,148/
Ledder73643/
Leudeu73251/
Luedde73240/
Luedee73234/
Leddet73210/
Laedhe73210/
Leudet73154/
Leheda73142/
Lhuede7383/
Lojede7371/
Loedey7349/
Lledes7344/
Loehde7342/
Loedhe7341/
Leydes7339/
Luedey7339/
Lejade7336/
Ledeit7332/
Louede7331/
Leedis7327/
Loyede7322/
Lejder7315/
Lheder7315/
Leidet7314/
Lehade7314/
Leuder7314/
Luedge7310/
Hllede739/
Leides737/
Ledett736/
Leadeh736/
Lehdes736/
Laedee736/
Ledeid735/
Leeday735/
Leudes734/
Leedai734/
Leades733/
Leyide733/
Luedhe732/
Leyade732/
Lehdey732/
Ledeer732/
Lesder732/
Lheude732/
Leddes732/
Leidez732/
Leidei732/
Leddey731/
Leeada731/
Ledeet731/
Ledeis731/
Leedii731/
Leeyda731/
Lehdej731/
Lehedj731/
Leddei731/
Leiude731/
Luedej731/
Lowede731/
Ledets731/
Leadeu731/
Lesdey731/
Leudey731/
Leydez731/
Leyedi731/
Liedie731/
Ledees731/
Lleide731/
Lejide731/
Leiade731/
Lawede731/
Laehde731/
Layede731/
Leadee731/
Letder730/
Leidey730/
Laedge730/
Leideh730/
Laedde730/
Leidde730/
Leadey730/
Leedys730/
Lleder730/
Lade6729,823/
Lode677,264/
Ledi676,180/
Leda673,776/
Lide671,483/
Lyde671,263/
Ledy671,073/
Leusder6799/
Leijder6745/
Leijdes6713/
Ledeist679/
Ledé679/
Löde677/
Høllede677/
Leddett672/
Loeddie672/
L'Heude672/
Leadeer671/
Leddeat671/
Ledhead671/
Līde671/
Louedje671/
Lowedde671/
Ledeatt671/
D'Leder671/
Ledj671/
Leudeth671/
Leedgay671/
Leedich670/
Luiedde670/
Leidech670/
Lowedes670/

Leede Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leede in the Marathi language
लेडेlede-

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Leede Reference & Research

Leeds One-name Study - A profile of the Leeds surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Leeds FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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