The Leithen surname is derived form the Middle High German word "lîte," meaning "a mountain side slope." No doubt the first people to be called by this name lived in such a location.
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Early Origins of the Leithen family
The surname Leithen was first found in Bavaria. The first recorded instance of this surname occurs in the 'Geschichte des Hauses Habsburg" (History of the House of Habsburg) where a Stephan Leyttner is listed in 1376.
Early History of the Leithen family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Leithen research. Another 63 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1451, 1545, 1635, 1651, 1714, 1803 and 1851 are included under the topic Early Leithen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Leithen Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Leiter, Leitner, Laitner, Leiten, Leithen and others.
Early Notables of the Leithen family
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Migration of the Leithen family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Joh Wolfgang Leiter, who was on record in Philadelphia in 1753; Adam Leitner, a Bavarian mercenary in the American Revolution, who remained in America in 1779.
