Leah Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Some records give Lea; others give Leah. Both point to the same English family name. Read literally, Leah points to “Woodland clearing, meadow”.

• Leah sounds close to Leahy and Leao, so it can help to search both.
• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.
• The 2010 census count for Leah in the United States was 308, good for rank 64,559.
• The extra “h” in Leah is a spelling habit rather than a different name.
• You may also find the name written Liea.

Family crest and blazon

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Lea surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the Leah family name pack.