Leetham Surname

487,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Leetham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lathom,' a chapelry in the parish of Ormskirk, Lancashire The surname has ramified very strongly and spread far and wide, probably from lade or lathe, a barn. A distinguished family took their name from this place.

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Leetham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2821:1,285,31590,259
England1721:323,94224,037
Australia1651:163,61016,947
Canada391:944,75971,777
Wales111:281,32115,850
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1181:206,57116,235
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Leetham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lathom,' a chapelry in the parish of Ormskirk, Lancashire The surname has ramified very strongly and spread far and wide, probably from lade or lathe, a barn. A distinguished family took their name from this place.

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

V. Leatham.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Of this great family, whose name is derived from the chapelry of Lathom in the parish of Ormskirk, Mr. Ormerod observes, that they have "for six centuries presided, with little interruption, over the civil government of Lancashire," and that after the succession of the house of Stanley to the representation of the family, they long exercised a corresponding influence over Cheshire." The pedigree usually commences with Robert Fitz-Henry, Lord of Lathom, who between 1189 and 1199 founded Burscough Priory; but Mr. Ormerod has successfully proved it to a period almost, if not quite coeval with the Conquest, thus :-I. Dunning-whether a continued possessor, or a Norman grantee, does not appear; II. Siward Fitz-Dunning; III. Henry Fitz-Siward; IV. Robert Fitz-Henry, above mentioned. The patronymical Fitz was continued until about the middle of the XIII. century, when the fixed surname of De Lathom was adopted. See Ormerod's Miscellanea Palatina, pp. 60, 61, 62. The orthography Latham is comparatively modem.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Leatham; a location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Lathams are a very old and distinguished Cheshire and Lancashire family, that took its name from Lathom in Lancashire. Their Cheshire home was at Astbury from the 14th to the 16th century; afterwards they resided at Congleton (O.). For six centuries they presided with little interruption over the civil government of Lancashire (Lower).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

The Lathams are referred to under "Cheshire".

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Leetham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leetham is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leetham? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 487,389th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,701,242 people. Leetham occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Leetham are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Leetham is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 282 people, or 1 in 1,285,315. In The United States Leetham is primarily found in: Utah, where 40 percent are found, California, where 24 percent are found and Illinois, where 13 percent are found. Other than The United States it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 24 percent are found.

Leetham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leetham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leetham surname rose 1,484 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 146 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leetham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leetham surname are 31.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.94% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leetham earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.22% more than the national average, earning $46,264 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.76% more than the national average, earning $58,012 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Letham921,183/
Leatham863,742/
Leytham86229/
Leitham8657/
Luetham8611/
Leestam867/
Laetham866/
Leethan861/
Lietham861/
Lettham860/
Letam83232/
Loettham80365/
Leatheam8023/
Leeahtam8014/
Leetahan806/
Leathham801/
Leythamm801/
Latham7748,390/
Lethan77449/
Lytham77125/
Leetom7724/
Litham7710/
Lethom7710/
Leitam778/
Letaim775/
Letame774/
Laetam774/
Leetan773/
Lestam773/
Lotham772/
Lettam771/
Leethahan758/
Lethanh712,816/
Laytham71312/
Lethang7156/
Lattham7136/
Leathan7129/
Leitgam7118/
Leatame7117/
Leistam7113/
Leetang718/
Loutham715/
Laehtam715/
Loitham714/
Lethane713/
Laitham712/
Latheam712/
Leythan712/
Leithan712/
Leeatom711/
Lhatham711/
Liatham711/
Hlatham711/
Lehatam711/
Lautham711/
Lathham711/
Lathamm711/
Lataham711/
Leithom711/
Leuthan711/
Lettamm711/
Latam671,231/
Letan67988/
Lotam67231/
Letom67202/
Leethong67169/
Leitheim6798/
Litam6785/
Letthand6723/
Lethaane6712/
Letheane676/
Letahane671/
Lesthand671/
Leichtam671/
L'Latham671/
Hlethane671/
Leeteang671/
Leathean670/
Latheaum670/

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