See also: leap English Etymology Scottish and English surname, from the noun leap (“basket”). Compare Leeper. Proper noun Leap (plural Leaps) A surname. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Leap is the 21470th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1217 individuals. Leap is most common among White (91.78%) individuals. Anagrams Alep, Lape, Peal, e-pal, pale, pale-, peal, pela, pleaWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.