Leith Family History
Leith Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from the port near Edinburgh, which
takes its name from the river at whose mouth it stands. The river name
is of Celtic origin, meaning ‘flowing water’.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Leith
Name Distribution of Leith Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Leith families
 22 - 41  8 - 21 |
 1 - 7  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Leith families
|
68 - 134 23 - 67 |
1 - 22 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Leith families
|
187 - 371 63 - 186 |
1 - 62 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Leith census records
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Leith Family Origin
Leith Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Leith
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Leith Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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Leith Civil War Service Records
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