Leiker History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Germany

The family name Leiker is thought to have arisen as a short-form of the old Germanic personal names Leikert or Leickart.

Early Origins of the Leiker family

The surname Leiker was first found in Rhineland, Bavaria and into Austria. Early records show an Andreas Leikart in Pilsen (present day Czech Republic) in 1418.

Early History of the Leiker family

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Leiker Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Leick, Leiker and others.

Early Notables of the Leiker family

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Leiker Ranking

In the United States, the name Leiker is the 9,671^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Leiker migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Leiker Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Agnes Dechant Leiker, who arrived in New York, NY in 1876 2
Agnes Fischer Leiker, who landed in New York, NY in 1876 2
Anna Elizabetha Dechant Leiker, who arrived in New York, NY in 1876 2
Anna Elizabetha Unrein Leiker, who landed in New York, NY in 1876 2
Anna Margaretha Rupp Leiker, who arrived in New York, NY in 1876 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Leiker (post 1700) +

Tony Leiker (b. 1964), American former NFL football defensive end
Jeff Leiker (b. 1962), American community college sports administrator
Dr. James Leiker, American Associate Professor of History at Johnson County Community College, Kansas

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)