Could "Leachman" be an Anglicized form of the German name "Leichtman"?

The most common explanation I have heard and read is an English variation from Leech man, or "doctor". Another possibility is from Lach Man or man of the lake. I haven't found many German or Jewish Leachmans, but there seem to be a few.

David, I found some of the Leachmans listed as Luckman. From memory, I can't remember whether it was Foster Leachman or Matthew Leachman.

Nancy

Whilst searching for Leachmans in London, I found this phonetic equivalent in the baptism of Jenne le Chemin, daughter of Phillipe le Chemin (16 Aug 1629, Threadneedle Street, French Hugenot, IGI Batch C049031).
My schoolboy French tells me "Chemin" means "Road" or "Way".
Makes a change from leeches! Jim

Nancy - where did you find the name Luckman? What state and what type of documentation was it in? Do the places and dates match other references to Foster or Matthew Leachman

Davud, here is where I found them on the cenus: I got this off the USGenweb site. It is my Foster and Elizabeth Leachman who were born in VA. Sorry to be so long in answering.

CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE: Georgia COUNTY: Jackson DIVISION: Subdivision No. 45 REEL NO: M432-74 PAGE NO: 38A
REFERENCE: Enumerated 30 September 1850 by J. J. McCullosh
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LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB
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5 556 556 Sailors Thornton 35 M W Farmer GA X
6 556 556 Sailors Sarah 35 F W GA X
7 556 556 Sailors Nancy 15 F W GA
8 556 556 Sailors Moses 13 M W GA
9 556 556 Sailors John 10 M W GA
10 556 556 Sailors William 7 M W GA
11 556 556 Sailors Henry 5 M W GA
12 556 556 Sailors Alfred 2 M W GA
13 557 557 Sailors Alexande 28 M W Farmer 600 GA
14 557 557 Sailors Sarah 20 F W GA X
15 557 557 Sailors Julia A. J. 1 FW GA
16 558 558 Luckman Foster 73 M W Farmer Virginia
17 558 558 Luckman Elizabeth 70 F W VA X
18 559 559 Luckman John 30 M W Farmer SC X
19 559 559 Luckman Nancy 26 FW Georgia X
20 559 559 Luckman Carlos 8 M W GA


Nancy

Thank you Nancy. I looked at the original image of the census via Ancestry.com and the name does look like Luckmen. However, in census lists from other years, the name appears to be written as Leachman (1840) and Leechman (eg. Carlos in 1880). I think this is just one of the problems of poor handwriting.
David

You are welcome, David, and I am curious to know if anyone else had come across these same Leachmans and just overlooked them? I sent a copy of them to my cousin, Linda, when I found them just so she could have a copy for her records too.

Nancy