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Leis Ranking

In the United States, the name Leis is the 11,353rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

United States Leis migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Leis Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Joh Hen Leis, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1768 2
  • Ignatius Leis, who landed in America in 1781 2
Leis Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • P Leis, aged 22, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1825 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Leis (post 1700) +

  • Patrick Leis, American politician, Justice of New York Supreme Court 10th District; Elected 2009
  • Malle Leis (1940-2017), Estonian painter and graphic artist
  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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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