Family name Leeson (利森 
, Leeson 
, Лисон 
) , in the world, is quite a common cognomen. The family name Leeson is characteristic of Australia, where it is quite a rare surname, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. Very seldom, Leeson is the forename as well as the last name.
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| 利森 | China |
| Leeson | Australia, China, Canada, United States, United Kingdom |
| Лисон | Russia, Kyrgyzstan |
| ליסון | Israel |
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joseph, 1st earl of milltown leeson Irish politician (b. 1701) |
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joseph leeson, 2nd earl of milltown Member of Irish House of Commons and Irish House of Lords (b. 1730) |
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| brice leeson, 3rd earl of milltown Irish politician, IE (b. 1735) |
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| henrietta amelia leeson English actress (b. 1751) |
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| john leeson (1767-1835) (b. 1767) |
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edward leeson Irish peer (1835-1890) (b. 1835) |
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| joseph leeson (1796-1847) (b. 1796) |
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| joseph leeson Irish noble (1799-1866) (b. 1799) |
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| henry beaumont leeson British doctor and chemist (b. 1803) |
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| jane eliza leeson English author of children's religious books (b. 1808) |
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| maria anne leeson (1819-1840) (b. 1819) |
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ida leeson Australian librarian, AU (b. 1885) |
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| benjamin william leeson Canadian scholar and photographer, CA (b. 1866) |
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john leeson English actor, GB (b. 1943) |
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| cecil leeson American musician (1902-1989), US (b. 1902) |
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