Leahy
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Laochda (“descendant of Laochda”), a personal name derived from laoch (“hero”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Leahy (countable and uncountable, plural Leahys)
- A surname from Irish.
- An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Washington, United States.
Statistics edit
- 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 edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Leahy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 409.