Leyland Genealogy and Leyland Family History Information

Leyland is a surname deriving from a geographical locality; "of Leyland" or "at the lay land".

The former represents the town of Leyland in South Ribble, Lancashire, whilst the latter represents an area of untilled or unploughed land.

The town of Leyland's name indeed derives from the Anglo-Saxon "leáh-land" meaning "untilled land" or pertaining to a meadow. See modern English lea.

The earliest reference of the surname Leyland was in the Yorkshire Poll Tax of 1379, in which Johannes Leyland is mentioned.

Ancient variants of the name Leyland include:

• Layland
• Leylaund
• Leylond
• Laylond
• Lelarid
• Lailand

Modern and international variations of the name Leyland include:

• Layland (English)
• Leland (English)
• Lyland (English)
• Leylan (English)
• Leeland (English)
• Lealand (English)
• Loyland (English)
• Lieland (English)
• Løyland (Norwegian)
• Lysland (Norwegian)
• Lehland (Norwegian)
• Lejland (Danish)