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Leo

in the US

There are 7,028 people with the last name "Leo" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Leo 3,954
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  1. is 3,950th most common Poore
  2. is 3,951st most common Wimberly
  3. is 3,952nd most common Sharkey
  4. is 3,953rd most common Stephan
  5. is 3,954th most common Leo
  6. is 3,955th most common Ginn
  7. is 3,956th most common Back
  8. is 3,957th most common Estrella
  9. is 3,958th most common Blythe

Similar Names and Nicknames

Lee, Le, Lea, Lew, Luo, Lao, Ley, Lei, Loo, Leu

Most Common First Names for Leo

John, Joseph, Anthony, Michael, Robert, James, Frank, David, Thomas

Meaning & History

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Leo

Southern Italian: nickname for a fierce or brave warrior, from Latin leo ‘lion’.

Italian: from a short form of the personal name Pantaleo.

Jewish: from the personal name Leo (from Latin leo ‘lion’), borrowed from Christians as an equivalent of Hebrew Yehuda (see Leib 3).

English: from the Old French personal name Leon ‘lion’ (see Lyon 2).

Spanish: variant or derivative of the personal name Leon.

Dutch: from Latin leo ‘lion’, applied either a nickname for a strong or fearless man or a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a lion; or alternatively from a personal name of the same derivation.

German and Hungarian (Leó): Latinized form of Löwe (see Loewe).

Recent Searches for "Leo" in the US

Since June 2009
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John Leo (87 searches)
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