Leàf
surname · Latin script
Leàf is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the United States than in any other country. Recorded meaning: From Middle English leef, from Old English lēaf, from Proto-West Germanic *laub, from Proto-Germanic *laubą (“leaf”), from Proto-Indo-European *lowbʰ-o-m, from *lewbʰ- (“leaf, rind”) See also West Fri.
- GBUnited Kingdom≈1 in 85K(inferred from the name graph)
- USUnited States1 in 107K
- GHGhana≈1 in 39K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- United States (measured from records)
- Sources
- 306 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 39K (inferred from the name graph)
3,111 people, 2010
Highest-authority source
Ghana, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
One other spelling is counted as the same name:
Locally spelled Leaf in US United States, GB United Kingdom, AU Australia and 4 more.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
- Middle Englishleef(measured from records)
- Old Englishlēaf(measured from records)
- Proto-West Germanic*laub(measured from records)
- Proto-Germanic*laubą“leaf”(measured from records)
- Proto-Indo-European*lowbʰ-o-m(measured from records)
- Proto-Indo-European root*lewbʰ-“leaf“leaf, rind”(measured from records)
From Middle English leef, from Old English lēaf, from Proto-West Germanic *laub, from Proto-Germanic *laubą (“leaf”), from Proto-Indo-European *lowbʰ-o-m, from *lewbʰ- (“leaf, rind”) See also West Frisian leaf, Low German Loov, Dutch loof, German Laub, Danish løv, Swedish löv, Norwegian Nynorsk lauv, Icelandic lauf; also Irish luibh (“herb”), Latin liber (“bast; book”), Lithuanian lúoba (“bark”), Albanian labë (“rind”), Latvian luba (“plank, board”), Russian луб (lub, “bast”). (Internet slang: Canadian): In reference to the maple leaf as national symbol.
Sources 7
- A concise dictionary of first names
- A dictionary of surnames
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- The Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles
Attested across 22 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Leàf counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | 3,111 | 1 in 107K | 3.1K | Leaf | 306 |
| GB United Kingdom | ≈770 est. | ≈1 in 85K | listed | Leaf | 98 |
| GH Ghana | ≈760 est. | ≈1 in 39K | — | Leaf | 8 |
| IT Italy | ≈350 est. | ≈1 in 180K | — | Leaf | 5 |
| CA Canada | ≈320 est. | ≈1 in 120K | — | Leaf | 54 |
| AU Australia | ≈250 est. | ≈1 in 103K | — | Leaf | 61 |
| NZ New Zealand | ≈110 est. | ≈1 in 43K | — | Leaf | 43 |
3,111 people counted by Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010, 2010. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Evidence(measured from records)
No register attests this spelling yet
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Leàf mean, and where does it come from?
- From Middle English leef, from Old English lēaf, from Proto-West Germanic *laub, from Proto-Germanic *laubą (“leaf”), from Proto-Indo-European *lowbʰ-o-m, from *lewbʰ- (“leaf, rind”) See also West Fri… Recorded by A concise dictionary of first names and A dictionary of surnames and 5 other sources.
- In which country does Leàf have the most bearers?
- In the United States, the national register counted about 3.1 thousand people named Leàf, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled leaf.
- How common is the name Leàf?
- In the United States, the national register counted 3,111 people named Leàf in 2010, about 1 in 107 thousand residents.
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About this data
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These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Leàf”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.