Leadbetter Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Ask a genealogist about Leadbetter and the first name they will mention is Ledbetter. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “lead beater”.

A variant of Ledbetter

Before spelling was fixed, Ledbetter was also written Leadbetter. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. The same family of names includes Leadbeater.

How common is Leadbetter?

About 1,399 people in the United States were recorded as Leadbetter in 2010, placing it 19,341 on the national list. It sits among the 25,000 most common last names in the country.

Heraldry and the Leadbetter name

Arms linked to Ledbetter and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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