Leedom Surname

260,578th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Leedom Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lathom'; v. Latham. One familiar form of Lathom is Leatham or Leetham, and of this Leedham, Leedam, and the American Leedomare variants. It is astonishing how many variants of Lathom are to be found scattered over the world.

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Leedom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4771:245,40223,385
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4801:104,62210,531

Leedom (18) may also be a first name.

Leedom Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lathom'; v. Latham. One familiar form of Lathom is Leatham or Leetham, and of this Leedham, Leedam, and the American Leedomare variants. It is astonishing how many variants of Lathom are to be found scattered over the world.

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

(English) apparently weak forms of the Lincolnshireplace-name Leadenham, prob. representing an Anglo-Saxon Léodan-hám = Leoda’s Home or Estate [Léodan-, genit. of Léoda, a pet form of some Léod- name (Old English léod, léode, people, soldiers, nation); or Old English léoda, compatriot + hám, home, &c.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Leedom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leedom occurs most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Leedom click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leedom? popularity and diffusion

It is the 260,578th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,835,797 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Leedom live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most common given name in the world, held by 18 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,477 people, or 1 in 245,402. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 17 percent live, Ohio, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States Leedom exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Leedom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leedom has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 308 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leedom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Leedom last name is primarily Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Leedom surname are 21.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.23% registered to vote for the party.

Leedom earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.48% more than the national average, earning $44,649 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ledom91188/
Leedon83125/
Leedam8393/
Ledoum835/
Leedum835/
Leudom833/
Leadom832/
Ledome831/
Liedom830/
Leidom830/
Lehdom830/
Leedham772,841/
Leeadam7718/
Leedong773/
Leesdon773/
Leadhom771/
Leedahm771/
Leedone770/
Ledon732,616/
Ledum73277/
Lidom73197/
Lodom73167/
Lydom73112/
Ledam73102/
Ladom7339/
Ledoń732/
Hleeadam711/
D'Leedon711/
L'Heidom711/
Ledomova711/
Leydon671,577/
Leddon67605/
Leadon67460/
Ledong67165/
Ledone6775/
Lidome6755/
Leadum6727/
Leadam6725/
Lodoum6717/
Lidoum6715/
Laedam6713/
Ledham677/
Loudom677/
Leedan676/
Ledoun674/
Lesdon672/
Ladhom672/
Lohdom672/
Leddum672/
Leidon672/
Laudom671/
Ledoon671/
Ledont671/
Lydoum671/
Lledon671/
Loedam671/
Letdon671/
Leudon671/
Ledumh671/
Leddam670/
Laydom670/
Ledoin670/
Ledaum670/

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