Schleich Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Spelled Schleich, the surname still points back to Schleicher. Its meaning, shared with Schleicher, is “Quiet walker / from Schleich”. Records show Schleich as one of the forms Schleicher took over time. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Schleich ranked 30,101 in the 2010 US Census, with 779 people answering to the name. Between 1891 and 2000, 224 babies born in France were registered as Schleich, with the most births in 1941–1950.

There is no single Schleich family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Get the complete Schleich report, with a museum-style coat of arms.