Lehigh

English

Etymology

Variant of Leahy.

Proper noun

Lehigh (countable and uncountable, plural Lehighs)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. (uncountable) A placename from the surname:
   1. A city in Webster County, Iowa, United States.
   2. A city in Marion County, Kansas, United States.
   3. A city in Coal County, Oklahoma, United States.
   4. An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States.
   5. An unincorporated community in Barron County, Wisconsin, United States.
   6. 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 32865^th 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.