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Leonard

in North Carolina

There are 4,335 people with the last name "Leonard" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

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Leonard 189
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  1. is 185th most common Harrell
  2. is 186th most common Mclean
  3. is 187th most common Caldwell
  4. is 188th most common Perez
  5. is 189th most common Leonard
  6. is 190th most common Reed
  7. is 191st most common Holmes
  8. is 192nd most common Shelton
  9. is 193rd most common Boone

Similar Names and Nicknames

Leon, Leone, Leong, Leonardo, Leonhardt, Leonardi, Leonetti, Leoni, Leonhard, Leonor

Most Common First Names for Leonard

James, Michael, John, Robert, William, David, Richard, Jerry, Thomas, Larry

Meaning & History

English and French (Léonard): from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements leo ‘lion’ (a late addition to the vocabulary of Germanic name elements, taken from Latin) + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’, which was taken to England by the Normans. A saint of this name, who is supposed to have lived in the 6th century, but about whom nothing is known except for a largely fictional life dating from half a millennium later, was popular throughout Europe in the early Middle Ages and was regarded as the patron of peasants and horses.

Irish (Fermanagh): adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Mac Giolla Fhionáin or of Langan.

Americanized form of Italian Leonardo or cognate forms in other European languages.

FOREBEARS The French Léonard family were at Château Richer, Quebec, by 1698, having come from Maine, France.

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