Leykin

Leykin, Leikin, Lejkin, Leykind (feminine: Leykina, Leikina) are surnames of Ashkenazi Jewish origin. It is a Slavic-language-infliuenced matronymic surname[1] derived from the Yiddish diminutive form "Leyka" of the given name Leah. Notable people with this surname include:

  • Boris Leykin, the namesake of the Leykina Island, Russia
  • Jakub Lejkin (1906-1952), Polish Jewish lawyer, Nazi collaborator, deputy commander of Warsaw Ghetto
  • Leonid Leykin (born 1961), Russian clown, actor, and film director
  • Lindsay Sloane Leikin-Rollins (born 1977), American actress
  • Nikolai Leykin (1841 – 1906), Russian writer, artist, playwright, journalist and publisher
  • Polina Leykina (born 1994), Russian tennis player
  • Vyacheslav Leikin (born 1937) Russian poet and playwright

References
  1. Leonid Smilovitsky, "Origins of Jewish Last Names in Turov", Federation of. East European Family History Societies (FEEFHS) Journal, 2003, Vol. 11, pp. 29-35; p.32
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