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Leake
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English
Etymology
As an English but ultimately en gmq - surname, from en non lœkr stream, brook. The Norse word is found in many English place names, such as Leck in Lancashire, and the surname could have been from these names. Compare the variant en Leach.
Also as an occupational English surname, from the noun en leek.
Proper noun
s
en.
Derived terms
en Lake Leake East Leake Leake County Leakesville Old Leake
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Leake is the 5070th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6915 individuals. Leake is most common among White (69.78%) and Black/African American (24.56%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en aeekl Eakle