Meaning & origin
How it developed
In English usage, Leeson as a surname developed from Lettice.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2009. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Leeson through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 33
- 33 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,791 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Leeson’s family of names
In English usage, Leeson as a surname developed from Lettice. In English usage, Leeson as a surname has a related form in LEASON. In English usage, Leeson as a surname has a related form in LEASON.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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