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Origin Of The Surname Leake
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Meaning Of The Surname Leake
From the Brook
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Interesting
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Leake
Leake could have been used in two ways, however both its uses originate from the same source. They are derived from the Norse word ‘loekr’ which referred to a brook or stream. The surname could have been topographical meaning it was used to describe the area where a person lived, namely a person living next to a brook. It could however also be locational, coming from any of the places so-called or similarly spelled across Britain. Locational surnames were traditionally given to someone who had moved away to a new area, whereby they were assigned the name of their original home as a surname to differentiate them from the other townspeople. The place name would itself have been topographical, places with this name being located next to a brook. |
Leake Statistics
Leake is the number 1719 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 6,230 share the surname Leake in the UK.
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