as a Last Name
- 24,367
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Leal
Meaning & Origins
English, Spanish, and Portuguese: nickname for a loyal or trustworthy person, from Old French leial, Spanish and Portuguese leal ‘loyal’, ‘faithful (to obligations)’, Latin legalis, from lex, ‘law’, ‘obligation’ (genitive legis).
| 1,245th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 24,367
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Texas
- has the most people named Leal per capita
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