Leith (surname)

Family name

Leith is a surname of Scottish origin.[1] Notable people with the surname include:

* Belinda Leith, British singer
* Bob Leith, drummer in Cardiacs
* Charles Kenneth Leith (1875–1956), American geologist
* Damien Leith (born 1976), Irish-born Australian singer/songwriter
* Emmett Leith (1927–2005), American scientist and electrical engineer
* Gordon Leith (1885–1965), South African architect
* Hilary Leith (born 1983), Canadian rugby union player
* Jack Leith (1872–1935), Australian rules footballer
* James Leith (VC) (1826–1869), British soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross
* John H. Leith (1919–2002), American theologian
* Julie Leith (born 1978) poet, interpretive dancer
* Leith Baronets
* Leith-Buchanan Baronets
* Linda Leith, Montreal-based writer, translator, and publisher
* Lloyd Leith (1902–1974), American basketball referee and coach
* Oliver Leith (born 1990), British composer
* Prue Leith (born 1940), South African-born restaurateuse, TV broadcaster and cookery writer
* Remington Leith (born 1994), singer in Palaye Royale
* Rosemary Leith (born 1961), Canadian-born director of organizations
* Sam Leith (born 1974), English author and journalist
* Tom Leith, American football and basketball coach
* Valery Leith, pseudonym of Tricia Sullivan (born 1968), American writer
* Virginia Leith (1932–2019), American actress, starred in The Brain That Wouldn't Die
* Baron Leith of Fyvie (1847–1925), British peerage title

## See also

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* Charles Forbes-Leith, British Army officer and politician
* Robert Leith-Macgregor, British Army officer and RAF pilot
* Sylvia Leith-Ross, English anthropologist and writer

## References

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1. ^ Sims, Clifford Stanley (1862). The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. Albany, New York: J. Munsell. p. 66. OCLC 1060940902 - via Internet Archive.

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