Leeson Surname
Approximately 9,922 people bear this surname
Leeson Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. A corruption of Levison, v. Lewis. I am told that the Levison-Gowers call themselves the Lesson-Gowers. (a) Bapt. 'the son of Lece,' i.e. Lettice. Lecia and Lece seem to have been popular forms.
Read More About This SurnameLeeson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,195 | 1:17,439 | 2,510 |
| United States | 2,488 | 1:145,683 | 15,042 |
| Australia | 1,949 | 1:13,851 | 1,974 |
| Canada | 1,195 | 1:30,833 | 4,020 |
| South Africa | 255 | 1:212,462 | 22,434 |
| Ireland | 233 | 1:20,210 | 2,088 |
| Scotland | 129 | 1:41,502 | 3,856 |
| Israel | 81 | 1:105,650 | 12,007 |
| New Zealand | 65 | 1:69,667 | 10,483 |
| Wales | 64 | 1:48,352 | 4,540 |
| Northern Ireland | 61 | 1:30,246 | 3,146 |
| Chile | 32 | 1:550,515 | 13,718 |
| Argentina | 31 | 1:1,378,820 | 78,351 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 236 | 1:18,771 | 2,258 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,732 | 1:14,074 | 2,107 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 318 | 1:157,920 | 14,489 |
Leeson (637) may also be a first name.
Leeson Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. A corruption of Levison, v. Lewis. I am told that the Levison-Gowers call themselves the Lesson-Gowers. (a) Bapt. 'the son of Lece,' i.e. Lettice. Lecia and Lece seem to have been popular forms.
Lecia de Eltesle, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert fil Lece, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Lecia Arnet, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Johannes Lesson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Gryfyn Leyson, 1524: Register of the University of Oxford.
1625. Joseph Willmor and Sarah Leason: Marriage Lic. (London).
1666. Francis Bromley and Frances Leeson: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
Woulfe suggests that Leeson is the modern form of the name O'Lishane or O'Lyshane, which occurs in Fiants of 1601 for Counties Cork and Kerry, and further that these are corrupt forms of Gleeson (Ó Gliasáin). I do not dispute this possibility; but it should be remembered that Leeson is an English name, a fact to which Woulfe does not allude. Its familiarity to Dubliners is due to the well-known Leeson Street, named from the patronymic of the Earl of Milltown. This family, according to Craig, came to Ireland about 1680, made a large fortune as brewers and acquired much property in the area around what is now Dawson Street. The name Leeson is found in Ireland before 1680: four Leesons occur in the lists of army personnel in the Ormond Manuscripts, the earliest in 1644.The name has never become numerous: birth registrations of the last century indicate that it is rare outside Dublin and the neighbouring Leinster counties. A notable Dublin architect was John Leeson (fl. 1830).
1 Lece’s Son: Lece, apparently a diminutive of Letitia.
2 for Leveson, q.v.
3 (occasionally) Lee’s Son [v. Lee, Lea]
The main families of this name came to Ireland in the seventeenth century. It may possibly also have been used as a form of O'Lishane which Woulfe says is a corrupt form of Ó Gliasáin-see Gleeson. SIF 105
Perhaps a contraction from Levison.
From the German, Lieson; from the Flemish, Liessens; a personal name.
Leeson Demographics
Leeson Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Leeson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leeson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leeson is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leeson? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 51,643rd most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 734,484 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 38 percent of Leeson are found; 37 percent are found in Northern Europe and 37 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 329,714th most frequent first name in the world, held by 637 people.
This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 3,195 people, or 1 in 17,439. In England it is mostly found in: Leicestershire, where 9 percent are found, Greater London, where 8 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 7 percent are found. Besides England this last name exists in 45 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 20 percent are found.
Leeson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Leeson has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Leeson surname rose 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 782 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 1 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 2,580 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 711 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leeson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Leeson last name is primarily Catholic (57%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Leeson surname are 10.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.03% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Leeson earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.36% more than the national average, earning R 338,292 per year; in United States they earn 0.04% more than the national average, earning $43,165 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.47% more than the national average, earning $49,918 CAD per year.
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