Cognomen Leech (利奇 
, 里奇 , Leech 
, along with others...) , across the world, is a common family name. The last name Leech is habitual in Northern Europe, particularly Isle of Man, where it is quite a common surname, Guernsey, and Jersey (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. Much less frequently, Leech is the forename as well as the last name.
| john leech English schoolmaster and author, born 1566/7 (b. 1567) |
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| edward leech English politician (b. 1572) |
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| david leech Church of Scotland minister and poet (b. 1603) |
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sarah leech Irish poet, IE (b. 1809) |
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| john langton leech English cleric (b. 1762) |
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john leech British caricaturist and illustrator, GB (b. 1817) |
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| manasseh leech US (b. 1776) |
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| charles leech English cricketer (1789-?), GB (b. 1789) |
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daniel john leech British physician (1840-1900) (b. 1840) |
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| samuel leech British/American sailor and author, GB (b. 1798) |
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edward owen leech Director of the United States Mint, US (b. 1850) |
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| john leech (1801-1861) (b. 1801) |
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jessie marian leech wife of Oscar Davisson, US (b. 1860) |
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john henry leech English entomologist, GB (b. 1862) |
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| joseph leech (1813-1880) (b. 1813) |
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