The leighty Surname

leighty Name Meaning and History

Perhaps an altered spelling of the English family name Laity.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The leighty name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the leighty family name as far back in history as possible.

leighty Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of leighty Families in the US in 1920

Number of leighty families

38-73

13-37

1-12

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Thread	Author	Replies
Leighty's in Petersburg, IN	IvalouWomack41	13
Jesse Leighty Family - WV	Vicki Leighty	13
David Leighty & Elizabeth Grafton Leighty	Star	1
Leighty	David Bronson	0
Bertha P. Leighty Sitler born 1882 in IL	milyde151	0
SAMUEL LEIGHTY	cindykimes	3
Anna LEIGHTY, b. 1870 PA	r8tan	0
Leighty - PA	Michele Carley	1
Pronoucing LEIGHTY	Christina Murat	5
Issac Leighty from Friendsville, MD	allen cunningham	1

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