Leeds (surname)

Leeds is a surname of English origin. It is likely derived from the city of Leeds in West Yorkshire or the village of Leeds in Kent. ^[1]

Notable people with the surname include:

• Alan Leeds (born 1947), American music executive
• Alfred Nicholson Leeds (1847–1917), English amateur paleontologist
• Andrea Leeds (1914–1984), American film actor
• Andrew Leeds (rugby) (born 1964), Australian rugby footballer
• Andrew Leeds (actor)
• Anthony Leeds (1925–1989), American anthropologist
• Billy Leeds (1880–1955), Australian rules footballer
• Charles J. Leeds, American politician, Mayor of New Orleans 1874–76
• Doug Leeds (born 1968), American businessman
• Douglas B. Leeds (1947–2011), American businessman
• Edward Leeds (priest) (died 1590), English clergyman
• Edward Thurlow Leeds (1877–1955), English archaeologist, Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum 1928–45
• Eric Leeds (born 1952), American musician
• Herbert I. Leeds (1900–1954), American film director
• Herbert Leeds (1855–1930), American amateur golfer and golf course architect
• Joanie Leeds (born 1978), American musician
• Lila Leeds (1928–1999), American film actor
• Morris E. Leeds (1869–1952), American electrical engineer
• Peter Leeds (1917–1996), American actor
• Phil Leeds (1916–1998), American film actor
• Sara Leeds (born 1994/1995), American TikToker
• Stacy Leeds (born 1971), American law professor
• Thelma Leeds (1910–2006), American actor
• Titan Leeds (1699–1738), American almanac publisher

Fictional characters

• Ned Leeds, comic book character
• James Leeds, central character in the film Children of a Lesser God

See also

• All pages with titles containing Leeds which may include people not yet added to the list above
• Leeds (disambiguation)

References

1. "Leeds Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 2017-12-06.