# Leitch (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/leitch/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,234 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,976 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 95,469 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.1% (3,049 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Leach.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Leitch in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Leitch in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.

## People named Leitch

- Archibald Leitch, British architect (1865–1939)
- David Leitch, American actor and director (born 1975)
- Donovan Leitch, British actor and film director (born 1967)
- Chris Leitch, American soccer player
- Ione Skye, British-born American actress
- Elisabeth Elliot, American Christian missionary (1926-2015)

## Similar surnames

Leach, Leech, Lech, Latch, Leitz, Lutz, Ludwig, Ledoux, Lodge, Leduc, Leeds, Lotz.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.