Leahy
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English
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Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Laochda (“descendant of Laochda”), a personal name derived from laoch (“hero”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Leahy (countable and uncountable, plural Leahys)
- A surname from Irish.
- An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Washington, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Leahy is the 3280th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11014 individuals. Leahy is most common among White (95.41%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Leahy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 409.