Leery Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Leery Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 30 | 1:147,662 | 8,013 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 41 | 1:594,521 | 30,269 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 64 | 1:784,667 | 49,209 |
Leery (22) may also be a first name.
Leery Demographics
Leery Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Leery Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leery Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leery is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Leery click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leery? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Leery are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Leery is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 22 people.
The surname Leery is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most frequent in: Georgia, where 50 percent live and New Jersey, where 50 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 33 percent live.
Leery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Leery has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 97 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 98 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leery Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (87%) in Ireland.
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Leery Reference & Research
Leary DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Leary 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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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leery
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