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Leonard

in the US

There are 74,581 people with the last name "Leonard" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Leonard 287
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  1. is 283rd most common Lambert
  2. is 284th most common Wade
  3. is 285th most common Powers
  4. is 286th most common Caldwell
  5. is 287th most common Leonard
  6. is 288th most common Chambers
  7. is 289th most common Aguilar
  8. is 290th most common Lowe
  9. is 291st most common Santos

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Leonard

John, James, Robert, Michael, William, David, Thomas, Richard, Mary, Charles

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.

Recent Searches for "Leonard" in the US

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John Leonard (661 searches)
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