Lehigh
English
Etymology
Variant of Leahy.
Proper noun
Lehigh (countable and uncountable, plural Lehighs)
- A surname from Irish.
- (uncountable) A placename from the surname:
- A city in Webster County, Iowa, United States.
- A city in Marion County, Kansas, United States.
- A city in Coal County, Oklahoma, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Barron County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Lehigh Township.
Derived terms
- Lehigh County
- Lehigh River
- Lehigh Valley
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lehigh is the 32865th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 698 individuals. Lehigh is most common among White (96.56%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lehigh”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 416.
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