The leigh Surname
leigh Name Meaning and History
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 leah
‘woodland clearing’ (see Lee) or with leage, a late
dative form of this word (see Lye).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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 PeterWDavies01
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| Virgil Leigh, Ramsey, IL | J Leigh | 28 |
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| Leigh family in Liverpool abt 1800 |
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| LEIGH in Countys Cheshire & Wexford Ireland & England |
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| WIFE OF JAMES LEIGH |
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| Leigh/Ashley/Annie R Leigh |
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| Leigh Family in Ohio | IvyLeigh | 12 |
| John 'Leigh' Lee | Amanda | 7 |
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