Given name & surname
Leech
“physician”
Leech is a surname with more than one origin.
Meaning & origin
What it means
As an Irish surname, it goes back to a word meaning “physician.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
As an Irish surname, it goes back to a word meaning “physician”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Leech’s family of names
In English usage, Leech as a surname has a related form in LEACH. In English usage, Leech as a surname has a related form in LEACH.
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