Leffingwell
English
Etymology
English habitational surname from a lost place in Essex recorded as Liffildeuuella in the Domesday Book, from the Old English female given name Lēofhild + wella (“well, spring”).
Proper noun
Leffingwell (plural Leffingwells)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Leffingwell is the 23866th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1058 individuals. Leffingwell is most common among White (94.52%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Leffingwell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 414.