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Lees

in North Carolina

There are 78 people with the last name "Lees" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

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Lees 8,068
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  1. is 8,064th most common Jerry
  2. is 8,065th most common Karp
  3. is 8,066th most common Kavanaugh
  4. is 8,067th most common Lander
  5. is 8,068th most common Lees
  6. is 8,069th most common Leinbach
  7. is 8,070th most common Lookadoo
  8. is 8,071st most common Lotharp
  9. is 8,072nd most common Marie

Similar Names and Nicknames

Leeson, Leese, Leos, Lease, Leis, Loesch, Lieske, Lies, Leas, Less

Most Common First Names for Lees

Mcrae, Robert, Anthony, David, Jeffrey, Jessica, John, Jonathan, Karen, Kathy

Meaning & History

English and Scottish: topographic name from Middle English lees ‘fields’, ‘arable land’, plural of lee (see Lee), or from Middle English lese ‘pasture’, ‘meadow’ (Old English lǣs).

English: habitational name from Leece or Lees in Lancashire, or Leese in Cheshire, all named from Old English lēas ‘woodland clearings’ (plural of lēah), or from Leece in Cumbria, which was probably named with a Celtic word, lïss ‘hall’, ‘court’, ‘the principal house in a district’.

English: variant spelling of Leece 1.

Scottish: reduced form of Gillies.

Scottish and Irish: reduced and altered form of McLeish.

Dutch: variant of Leys.

Recent Searches for "Lees" in North Carolina

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Mcrae Lees, NC (8 searches)
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