Leek Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Leek Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Leek family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 181
Agricultural Labourer 29
Labourer 28
Coal Miner 25
Domestic Servant 21
General Servant 13
Bricklayer 10
Dress Maker 10
Shoe Maker 8
Farm Labourer 8
General Servant Domestic 7
Blacksmith 7
House Keeper 7
Farm Servant 7
Annuitant 6
Carter 6
Servant 6
Laundress 5
Brick Layer 5
Nurse 5
Porter 5
Engineer 5
Groom 4
Gardener 4
Gloveress 4

Leek Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lake 25% 49,723
2 Leech 60% 34,500
3 Luke 25% 20,031
4 Leek 100% 10,625
5 Leake 60% 9,900
6 Leak 75% 9,571
7 Look 50% 3,301
8 Leck 75% 1,717
9 Leeke 80% 1,681
10 Loake 40% 704
11 Looke 40% 632
12 Loke 25% 431
13 Leeck 80% 360
14 Like 25% 316
15 Loak 50% 280
16 Lech 50% 256

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The surname Leek is the 4th most popular variant of Lake.

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