Leader Family History

English:: occupational name denoting ‘one who leads animals’ or ‘one who carries goods by horse and cart a carter or carrier’ from Middle English ledere an agent noun from Old English lǣdan ‘to lead’. The word may also sometimes have been used to denote a foreman or someone who led sport or dance, but the name certainly did not originate with leader in the modern sense ‘civil or military commander’ which is a comparatively recent development.

Occupational name for a worker in lead, a ‘plumber’ from an agent derivative of Old English lēad ‘lead’.