Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
LEETE
There are approximately 617 people named Leete in the UK. That makes it the 9,411th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 10 are named Leete.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
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The Leete surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
LEET. LEETE. A meeting of crossroads. Halliw. The origin of Icet as applied to an assembly or convention, as in court-leet, borough-leet, is disputed. See Eichardson's Diet. ; but the primaiy idea of a 'meeting' seems to be borne out by Mr. Halliwell's definition.