Find out how popular the last name Leachman is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Leachman.

Leachman, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Leachman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Leachman in America

Leachman is the 16679th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Leachman surname appeared 1,717 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Leachman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Leachman to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Leachman

The surname Leachman has its origins in England and can be traced back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Old English words 'leac' meaning 'leek' and 'mann' meaning 'man', originally referring to a person who cultivated or sold leeks.

The earliest recorded instance of the Leachman surname appears in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire from 1273, where it is spelled 'Lekemanne'. This version of the name likely evolved from the town of Leacamoor, which means 'leek moor' in Old English.

Throughout the Middle Ages, the Leachman surname can be found in various historical records, such as the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire from 1327, where it appears as 'Lekeman'. The name is also mentioned in the Feet of Fines for Essex in 1428, spelled as 'Lekeman'.

One of the earliest notable individuals with the Leachman surname was John Leachman, a merchant from York who lived in the late 14th century. Another early bearer of the name was William Leachman, a landowner in Staffordshire, born around 1410.

In the 16th century, the Leachman surname can be found in the Parish Registers of Wootton Wawen in Warwickshire, where a Thomas Leachman was recorded in 1558. Around the same time, a Richard Leachman was mentioned in the Subsidy Rolls for Staffordshire in 1545.

During the 17th century, the Leachman name appeared in various locations across England, including Yorkshire, Cheshire, and Lancashire. One notable individual from this period was Robert Leachman, a clergyman and author from Lancashire, who lived from 1615 to 1684.

The 18th century saw the Leachman surname spread to other parts of the British Isles, with records showing individuals bearing the name in Scotland and Ireland. One prominent figure with this surname was James Leachman, a Scottish mathematician and philosopher who lived from 1720 to 1789.

As the 19th century dawned, the Leachman surname continued to gain prominence, with individuals such as John Leachman, a successful businessman from Liverpool who lived from 1780 to 1854, and William Leachman, a renowned English painter born in 1820.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Leachman

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Leachman.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Leachman was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Leachman has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Leachman was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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