Topics

• About the Leather One-Name Study
• Variants
• Origin of the surname
• Historical occurrences
• Frequency of the name
• Distribution of the name
• Data
• Links
• Contact Details

About the Leather One-Name Study

The Leather Family History Society collates information on the many Leather families world-wide.

Variants

Lether, Letther, Leether, Leathers

Origin of the surname

The name Leather originated from the Cheshire/Lancashire border (probably from near Winwick).

Historical occurrences

Possibly the most widely-known Leather is the late Sir Ted Leather, who had particular connections with England, Canada and Bermuda, however the 'Yorkshire' Leathers were famous civil engineers in their day and many of their bridges and other structures remain in place.

Frequency of the name

There were about 3000 entries for the name Leather in the 1881 census.

Distribution of the name

Large numbers of Leather are still found in Lancashire, Cheshire and Yorkshire, though of course there are Leathers all over the world.

Data

The Leather Family History Society holds many records of births, deaths, marriages, together with a number of certificates, and continues to collect census data, wills, and other documents.

Links

http://www.ffhs.org.uk/members/leather.htm

Contact details

For further information, contact:

Dr Simon R Leather
134 Holbeck,
Great Hollands,
Bracknell,
Berkshire
RG12 4XG
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:

This page last updated 25 February 2008.

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