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There are approximately 617 people named Leete in the UK. That makes it the 9,411th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 10 are named Leete.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Leete surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

LEET. LEETE. A meeting of crossroads. Halliw. The origin of Icet as applied to an assembly or convention, as in court-leet, borough-leet, is disputed. See Eichardson's Diet. ; but the primaiy idea of a 'meeting' seems to be borne out by Mr. Halliwell's definition.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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