Leben, and its variant Leban, is a
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
with different origins.
As a
habitation surname
A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name. , it is derived from the village of
Leybourne
Leybourne is a small village and civil parish in Kent, England situated off Junction 4 of the M20 Motorway. Leybourne is adjacent to New Hythe, Larkfield and West Malling. As of 2020 Leybourne Parish had a population of 4,372.
Historically, the ...
: ancestors of the Leben surname lived in that village in ancient
Anglo-Saxon England
Anglo-Saxon England or Early Medieval England, existing from the 5th to the 11th centuries from the end of Roman Britain until the Norman conquest in 1066, consisted of various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms until 927, when it was united as the Kingdom o ...
.
List of persons with the surname Leben
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Chris Leben (born 1980), Mixed martial arts fighter
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Steve Leben, judge on the Kansas Court of Appeals
References
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