Ley meaning | Last name Ley origin

Following is the meaning of Ley surname. Family name Ley is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Ley
No. of characters: 3
Origin: England
Meaning: A pasture, meadow, lands not plowed, a common, a sheltered place; Lee, a river, a stream, from Lli, Welsh, a stream

Ley is used as a family name or surname in England languages. Ley has 3 characters long in length.

Ley is common in Mexico country(ies).

Ley is ranked 12021 in our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Leies plummeted by 6.375465 per cent to 5037 since 2000 and slipped by 813 spots and ranked at 6704. The last name was found in around 17 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 77.19 81.47
Hispanic or Latino 13.42 8.81
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
7.05 6.8
Black 1.09 1.3
Others 1.03 1.43
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.22 0.19

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Ley

How popular is Ley?

Ley is quite popular family name mostly used in Mexico while French Polynesia is ahead in terms of density. Around 44363 people have been found who wears Ley as their family name. Ley is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
83,411 Czech Republic8
9,568 Thailand8
1,179 South Korea7
122,390 Belarus4
1,021 Cuba4
2,966 Benin4
35,789 Turkey3
6,989 Uganda3
5,442 Turkmenistan2
18,625 Japan2
19,093 Finland2
1,421 Gabon2
2,794 El Salvador2
5,859 Mauritius2
5,443 Dominican Republic2
6,103 Cyprus2
4,086 Angola2
3,014 Taiwan2
20,186 Kenya2
900 Laos2
5,139 Bolivia2
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Immigrants to US

Mary Ley was 17 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on November 13, 1848. She lived in Ireland where she worked as workwoman and took Columbia from Liverpool. Alice Ley (20) Immigrant, are others that migrated to US.

Comments :Danny Boos Ley is a rare last name, designating the native ley, place name moselle -can also represent former french lai, secular, secular.

Celebrities having Ley surname

George Leybourne Musical Artist
Blake Leyh Composer
John Leycester Adolphus Author
Alejandra Ley Actress
Johan Leysen Actor
Amandine Leynaud Handball Player
Annalyn L. Leyesa Author
Apolline Ley Actress
Terry Ley Baseball player
Arturo Leyva Musician

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