Leeds Surname
Approximately 7,886 people bear this surname
Leeds 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.
Read More About This SurnameLeeds Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,058 | 1:59,831 | 7,052 |
| England | 1,010 | 1:55,166 | 6,703 |
| Australia | 400 | 1:67,489 | 8,035 |
| Canada | 170 | 1:216,739 | 20,919 |
| South Africa | 81 | 1:668,861 | 48,796 |
| Wales | 38 | 1:81,435 | 6,830 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 549 | 1:44,400 | 5,527 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:155,967 | 6,425 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,233 | 1:40,729 | 4,784 |
Leeds (483) may also be a first name.
Leeds 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).
Belonging to 1 Leeds (Yorks), the old Cymric petty kingdom in which district was called Loidis by Bede (‘Hist. Eccl.’ ii. 14) [origin obscure: perh. the stem Loid- represents an early form of Welsh llwyd= Old Breton loit = Gaelic and Irish liath, grey] 2 Leeds (Kent), formerly Ledes [Middle English ledes, prop. men (Old English léod(a, fellow-countryman), also seems to have denoted their dwellings, judging from ‘Piers Plowman’: ‘With londes and ledes, lordshipes and rentes’ (10661-2); but the Kentish place- name is apparently too old to justify this explanation]
(English) One who came from Leeds (district on the river), in Yorkshire.
The great town in Yorkshire.
Leeds Demographics
Average Male Leeds Height
175.98 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Leeds Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leeds Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leeds (Arabic: ليدس) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Leeds.
How Common Is The Last Name Leeds? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 63,519th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 924,112 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Leeds live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. Leeds is also the 386,824th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 483 people.
The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 6,058 people, or 1 in 59,831. In The United States Leeds is mostly found in: California, where 13 percent are found, New York, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States Leeds exists in 51 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.
Leeds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Leeds has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leeds surname rose 491 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 950 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 71 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Leeds Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (83%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Leeds surname are 8.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.67% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Leeds earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 141.32% more than the national average, earning R 573,468 per year; in United States they earn 18.52% more than the national average, earning $51,139 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.49% more than the national average, earning $55,393 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leeads | 91 | 0 | / |
| Lees | 89 | 38,110 | / |
| Leed | 89 | 1,762 | / |
| Leds | 89 | 5 | / |
| Leedsøe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Leese | 80 | 7,719 | / |
| Leest | 80 | 865 | / |
| Leyds | 80 | 339 | / |
| Leets | 80 | 265 | / |
| Hlees | 80 | 111 | / |
| Leess | 80 | 41 | / |
| Leids | 80 | 34 | / |
| Lieds | 80 | 20 | / |
| Leesh | 80 | 11 | / |
| Leads | 80 | 6 | / |
| Lueds | 80 | 2 | / |
| Leedd | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ledds | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lehds | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leedt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lee's | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leeys | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ledse | 80 | 0 | / |
| Leedz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Leehs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Leecs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Leedsová | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lee | 75 | 2,280,266 | / |
| Les | 75 | 10,374 | / |
| Led | 75 | 2,153 | / |
| Leites | 73 | 8,410 | / |
| Leytes | 73 | 466 | / |
| Leesch | 73 | 329 | / |
| Liedts | 73 | 135 | / |
| Loheed | 73 | 55 | / |
| Leates | 73 | 32 | / |
| Loedts | 73 | 24 | / |
| Leudts | 73 | 17 | / |
| Lehedz | 73 | 12 | / |
| Leeies | 73 | 11 | / |
| Leidås | 73 | 7 | / |
| Leeseh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Leeste | 73 | 5 | / |
| Loweds | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leesse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leeths | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gliees | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leeshe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Leedgy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Leidst | 73 | 0 | / |
| Leis | 67 | 14,460 | / |
| Leys | 67 | 9,129 | / |
| Leus | 67 | 6,872 | / |
| Lete | 67 | 4,505 | / |
| Lesh | 67 | 4,349 | / |
| Leer | 67 | 4,224 | / |
| Less | 67 | 3,666 | / |
| Leet | 67 | 3,589 | / |
| Lies | 67 | 3,481 | / |
| Leas | 67 | 2,354 | / |
| Lied | 67 | 1,761 | / |
| Lese | 67 | 1,750 | / |
| Leid | 67 | 1,469 | / |
| Leep | 67 | 1,277 | / |
| Lets | 67 | 891 | / |
| Lead | 67 | 709 | / |
| Lesz | 67 | 506 | / |
| Lles | 67 | 152 | / |
| Lest | 67 | 139 | / |
| Lece | 67 | 125 | / |
| Leey | 67 | 97 | / |
| Leathes | 67 | 92 | / |
| Lehd | 67 | 86 | / |
| Lehs | 67 | 68 | / |
| Løes | 67 | 51 | / |
| Leae | 67 | 51 | / |
| Llee | 67 | 50 | / |
| Leithes | 67 | 46 | / |
| Leheste | 67 | 45 | / |
| Le'e | 67 | 44 | / |
| Leez | 67 | 42 | / |
| Hles | 67 | 39 | / |
| Leşe | 67 | 38 | / |
| Leșe | 67 | 38 | / |
| Leetsch | 67 | 37 | / |
| Lhee | 67 | 37 | / |
| Leea | 67 | 35 | / |
| Lejs | 67 | 31 | / |
| Leud | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ledő | 67 | 24 | / |
| Leße | 67 | 17 | / |
| Leyd | 67 | 16 | / |
| Leitess | 67 | 15 | / |
| Leittes | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hlee | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ledd | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lejd | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lexs | 67 | 10 | / |
| Leee | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ledt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lged | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lids | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lled | 67 | 3 | / |
| Legiedz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ledh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leec | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lisehed | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hled | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lesj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ledp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leesová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leex | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leís | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loheesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louheed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ledz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leesova | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Ed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leyttes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leÿs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Șlee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ljds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Letd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leggets | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lesp | 67 | 0 | / |
Leeds Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leeds in the Arabic language | ||
| ليدس | lyds | - |
| يدس | yds | - |
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Leeds Reference & Research
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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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