Family name Leighty (Leighty 
) , all around the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The last name Leighty is characteristic of the United States, where it is a rare surname, New Zealand, and Israel, where it is a very rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United States, Canada, and New Zealand.
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| Leighty | Canada, Venezuela, New Zealand, United States, Israel |
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jacob d. leighty Union United States Army soldier (1839-1912), US (b. 1839) |
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| ronald leighty American politician, US (b. 1930) |
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| rod leighty college basketball player (1979–1979) |
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| anne e leighty researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-0213-6492) |
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| rick leighty college basketball player (1975–1977) Illinois |
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