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![Show Contents]() Lealand History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England
The name Lealand first arose amongst the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is derived from their having lived in Leyland, in Lancashire. The place-name Leyland is derived from the Old English elements læge and land, and means "untilled land." 1 It was recorded as Lailand in the Domesday Book, 2 compiled in 1086 on the orders of William the Conqueror. The family name is derived from the place-name and means "dweller by the uncultivated land." Early Origins of the Lealand familyThe surname Lealand was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. There are actually two parishes in Lancashire bearing the name Layland or Leyland. "The Lancashire Leyland was Leylaund, Leylond, Leyland, Laylond, Lelarid in the 13th century." 3 The first record of the family was actually found in neighbouring Yorkshire when Johannes Leyland was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379. 4 Leyland Motors Limited, the British vehicle manufacturer of lorries, buses and trolleybuses was based in Leyland, Lancashire. Founded in 1896, the original company is now defunct. Early History of the Lealand familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lealand research. Another 91 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1210, 1503, 1552, 1670, 1679, 1691 and 1766 are included under the topic Early Lealand History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lealand Spelling VariationsOne relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Lealand has appeared include Leyland, Leland, Lelland, Leeland, Lealand and others. Early Notables of the Lealand familyAnother 39 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Lealand Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Lealand migration to the United States | + |
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Lealand arrived in North America very early:
Lealand Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- G W Lealand, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1871 5
- Mrs. N Lealand, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1871 5
| Contemporary Notables of the name Lealand (post 1700) | + |
- Mr. Samuel Lealand, British sheriff, held the joint position of Sheriff of Nottingham, England from 1680 to 1681
- Mr. William Lealand, British sheriff, held the joint position of Sheriff of Nottingham, England from 1657 to 1658
- Lealand McSpadden (b. 1946), former American dirt track racing driver
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Lealand migration to the United States 
