Leith (surname)
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
- James Leith (VC) (1826–1869), British soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross
- John H. Leith (1919–2002), American theologian
- Leith Baronets
- Leith-Buchanan Baronets
- Lloyd Leith (1902–1974), American basketball referee and coach
- Prue Leith (born 1940), South African-born restaurateuse, TV broadcaster and cookery writer
- 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
References[]
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Surnames of Scottish origin