Leyland

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Layland

Etymology

From Old English lǣge (“untilled ground”) + land (“land”).

Proper noun

Leyland (countable and uncountable, plural Leylands)

1. A town in South Ribble district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5421).
2. A locality in Yellowhead County, Alberta, Canada.
3. A habitational surname from Old English.
4. A truck or bus formerly manufactured by the Leyland company.

Derived terms

• Leyland cypress
• leylandii
• Leyland number

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Leyland is the 42378^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 512 individuals. Leyland is most common among White (93.36%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Leyland”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 432.

Anagrams

• Yandell, Yelland