Last Name LEECE

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: At the lees. Alos, local, 'of Leece,' a hamlet near Ulverston, in Furness district of North Lancashire.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 42,217 (2000 US census)
Count 484 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.42%, or 457 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • 1.24%, or 6 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.24%, or 6 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.86%, or 9 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Census 2000: how many distinct surnames are there?

 Even after applying various edits and acceptance criteria to the names, there are a sizable number of unique names in the population. Over 6 million last names were identified. Many of these names were either unique (occurred once)...

How many distinct last names exist in the United States of America?

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Scottish surnames

 Scottish last names divide themselves into two classes: Highland and Lowland.
In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
Just like English and other last n...

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