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 last name Leedom is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leedom? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leedom is the 260,578th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,835,797 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Leedom reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Leedom is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 18 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,477 people, or 1 in 245,402. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 17 percent live, Ohio, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Leedom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leedom has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 308 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leedom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Leedom last name is predominantly 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% being registered with 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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