as a Last Name
- 9,954
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Leigh
Meaning & Origins
English: habitational name from any of the numerous places (in at least sixteen counties, but especially Leigh in Lancashire) named either with the nominative case of Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’ (see Lee) or with lēage, a late dative form of this word (see Lye).
| 3,128th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 9,954
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Virginia
- has the most people named Leigh per capita
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