Definitions for leakey
ˈli kileakey

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Leakey, Richard Leakey, Richard Erskine Leakeynoun

   English paleontologist (son of Louis Leakey and Mary Leakey) who continued the work of his parents; he was appointed director of a wildlife preserve in Kenya but resigned under political pressure (born in 1944)

2. Leakey, Mary Leakey, Mary Douglas Leakeynoun

   English paleontologist (the wife of Louis Leakey) who discovered the Zinjanthropus skull that was 1,750,000 years old (1913-1996)

3. Leakey, Louis Leakey, Louis Seymour Bazett Leakeynoun

   English paleontologist whose account of fossil discoveries in Tanzania changed theories of human evolution (1903-1972)

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1. leakey

   Leakey refers to a prominent family of British archeologists and anthropologists, including Louis Leakey, his wife Mary Leakey, and their sons Richard and Jonathan Leakey. They are known for their significant contributions to the field of human evolution and paleoanthropology, including the discovery of early human fossils in Africa. Alternatively, it can also refer to Leakey, a city located in Texas, USA.

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1. Leakey

   Leakey is a city in and the county seat of Real County, Texas, United States. The population was 425 at the 2010 census. The city is named for John H. Leakey, a pioneer former Tennessee. Leakey depends heavily on tourism because of the existence of the nearby Frio River and Garner State Park. The Alto Frio Baptist Encampment is located to the southeast of the community.

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1. LEAKEY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Leakey is ranked #57914 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Leakey surname appeared 351 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Leakey.
   
   91.4% or 321 total occurrences were White.
   3.1% or 11 total occurrences were Black.
   2.8% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Anthropologist
   • Paleontologist

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1792","1"],["1806","1"],["1815","2"],["1825","9"],["1837","1"],["1846","1"],["1852","1"],["1872","2"],["1894","3"],["1899","3"],["1905","8"],["1910","1"],["1913","3"],["1930","3"],["1934","3"],["1937","2"],["1939","1"],["1941","1"],["1948","1"],["1949","5"],["1950","7"],["1951","2"],["1952","12"],["1954","11"],["1955","5"],["1956","3"],["1957","4"],["1958","15"],["1959","6"],["1960","17"],["1961","15"],["1962","10"],["1963","29"],["1964","19"],["1965","59"],["1966","61"],["1967","14"],["1968","15"],["1969","14"],["1970","25"],["1971","12"],["1972","15"],["1973","23"],["1974","29"],["1975","17"],["1976","9"],["1977","25"],["1978","24"],["1979","4"],["1980","9"],["1981","4"],["1982","3"],["1983","12"],["1984","11"],["1985","8"],["1986","4"],["1987","4"],["1988","13"],["1990","6"],["1991","5"],["1992","11"],["1993","12"],["1994","22"],["1996","4"],["1997","5"],["1998","13"],["1999","9"],["2000","1"],["2001","16"],["2002","5"],["2003","4"],["2004","12"],["2005","6"],["2006","4"],["2007","18"],["2008","18"]]

How to pronounce leakey?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say leakey in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of leakey in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of leakey in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of leakey in a Sentence

1. Jeremy DeSilva:

   Mary Leakey made exquisitely detailed maps of the footprint localities. From Mary Leakey map, we were able to approximate where the tracks should be. We began to dig, hoping for the best, but fearing instead that forty years of seasonal rains had washed them away, the soil was hard as cement and it took a hammer and chisel to reach the footprint layer, which we then needed to excavate delicately with a hard-bristled brush and tongue depressor. Fortunately, the footprints were beautifully preserved.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=leakey
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=leakey
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=leakey