Last Name LEESE

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Meaning Local: At the lees, from residence thereby. Also, 'of Lees,' a hamlet in the parish of Ashton-under-Lyne. This has originated a large number of the South Lancashire Lees.
Origin English, German, Chilean, Belgian

Rank 17,001 (2000 US census) 28,735 (1990 US census)
Count 1,540 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 95.97%, or 1478 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0.91%, or 14 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.23%, or 19 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.3%, or 20 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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