Last Name LEAF

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Meaning	Nickname: The lief, i.e. dear. The diminutive lief-kin, a term of endearment.

Origin	English, French, Irish, Maori

Rank	9,822 (2000 US census)	10,474 (1990 US census)

Count	3,038 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

89.93%, or 2732 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
2.14%, or 65 total occurrences, as black,
1.15%, or 35 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
3.29%, or 100 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
2.01%, or 61 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.48%, or 45 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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Longest baby names

The longest first name, consisting of 12 characters, from the baby names reported since the year 1880 in the United States is Francisquita.

There are three names consisting of 11 characters: Christopher, Margueritta, and Margueritte

English surnames

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