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The leif Surname

leif Name Meaning and History

  1. Scandinavian: from the Old Norse personal name Leifr.
  2. Variant spelling of English Leaf or variant Americanization of Swedish Lö(ö)f, Löv (see Leaf 3).

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Distribution of leif Families in the US in 1920
Number of leif families
 5-8
 2-4
 1
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