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The leeper Surname

leeper Name Meaning and History

  1. from Middle English le(a)pere, an occupational name for a basket maker (from Old English leap ‘basket’).
  2. occupational name or nickname for a dancer, runner, or courier (Old English hleapere).

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The leeper name in History

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Distribution of leeper Families in the US in 1920
Number of leeper families
 42-81
 15-41		 1-14
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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