Last name Leith (ليث 
, Leith 
, リース 
) , around the globe, is a common cognomen. The family name Leith is habitual in Syria, where it is quite a common surname, Iraq, and Libya. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Iraq, Syria, and the United States. Much more prevalently, Leith is the forename as well as the last name.
| alexander leith d.1732; Titles or roles: prebendary of Lincoln, 1706-32 (b. 1667) |
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james leith British Army officer, GB (b. 1763) |
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sir george alexander william leith, 2nd bt. British colonial governor (b. 1766) |
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| gallus leith (b. 1709) |
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| sir alexander leith, 1st baronet British Member of Parliament (1741-1780) (b. 1741) |
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| theodore forbes leith Scottish physician (b. 1746) |
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john leith politician, died 1887 (b. 1808) |
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| alexander leith British Army officer, died 1859, GB (b. 1774) |
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| john james leith (1788-1854) (b. 1788) |
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| samuel leith Lithographer in Edinburgh; 1800-1857 (b. 1800) |
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| george gordon browne leith (1812-1887) (b. 1812) |
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| robert leith of glenkindie and westhall (1819-1892) (b. 1819) |
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jack leith Australian rules footballer, AU (b. 1872) |
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charles kenneth leith American geologist (1875-1956), US (b. 1875) |
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| james leith Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1826-1869), GB (b. 1826) |
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