The Leija surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,580 people carried this name — #5,293 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 44,800 people counted. That is up 35% from 4,879 in 2000.

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In print

Leija in American newspapers,
1916–1922.

Newspaper page from Laredo Weekly Times carrying the name Leija
Laredo Weekly Times 1916-06-25
Newspaper page from La Prensa carrying the name Leija
La Prensa 1918-08-17
Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Leija
Great Falls Tribune 1922-07-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 366 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Leija in Australian newspapers,
1910s–1930s.

23 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Leija. The most, 8, date from the 1920s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 10
Queensland 6
ACT (Canberra) 3
Victoria 2
South Australia 1
Tasmania 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Leija.

In the public record

People named Leija,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States181 records

181 records of the Leija name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 146
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 19
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 14
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Guadalupe Leija

    Born 1923 in Texas. Enlisted 1943 at Fort Sam Houston; driver from Webb County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1983, buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Louie Zapata Leija

    Born 1948; from Tulia, Texas. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Rosendo Joe Leija

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1932, died 1988; buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 181 records for Leija in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands5 records

5 records of the Leija name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 4
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Ruds Pets Hends Leija

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1837 in Noordijk.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Henrica Leija

    Baptised in 1744 in Amersfoort.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Joanna Ludovica Leija

    In a population register; born 1863.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Leija in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France1 record

1 record of the Leija name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Dominique Bernard Leija

    Born 1959 in Metz; died 1992 in Metz (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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