Meaning: Clearing, in the English surname
The story
An English surname name from Old English leah, a clearing. Similar spellings also represent East Asian surnames, but those are separate language histories rather than alternate meanings of this English root.
Popularity
In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
Similar position in the latest US rankings
Style
Origins
Lee comes from English.
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