Last Name LEIGH

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Meaning Local: At the legh. A parish in South Lancashire. The 'i' in Leigh was insterted in more recent times.
Local: A town in England, a pasture or meadow, the same as 'Ley,' or 'Lea.' The frequency of this family name in Cheshire, England, led to the old proverb, "As many Leighs as fleas, Masseys as asses, and Davenports as dog's tails."
Origin English, Jewish, Irish, Hungarian

Rank 3,350 (2000 US census) 3,435 (1990 US census)
Count 9,756 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 80.3%, or 7834 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 13.8%, or 1346 total occurrences, as black,
  • 1.88%, or 183 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.49%, or 48 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.88%, or 183 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.66%, or 162 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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