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Leroy name meaning

First Name
201k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
8k
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Leroy mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Leroy

User Submitted Origins

French
56%
English
33%
African
5%
German
2%
Norwegian
2%
Hebrew
2%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. 5 submissions from all over the world agree the name Leroy means "King" and is of Hebrew / French origin.
  2. According to a user from South Africa, the name Leroy is of African origin and means "The name leroy means king".
  3. According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Leroy means "King , royal".
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Wiktionary

Transferred from the common French surname Leroy since the nineteenth century, for no apparent reason except its transparent meaning, le roi "the king".

  1. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  2. A surname​, borne by English speakers.
  3. A census-designated place in Alabama.
  4. A town in Saskatchewan.
  5. A city in Texas.

Leroy was also found in the following language(s): French

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Notable Persons Named Leroy

Notable Persons Named Leroy

Leroy Sané

Leroy Sané is a soccer player for the FC Schalke 04, SG Wattenscheid 09, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Germany national youth football team, Germany national under-21 football team, and Germany national football team. Leroy was born on January 11th, 1996 in Essen.

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Eldridge Cleaver

Eldridge Cleaver was a writer and political activist. Eldridge was given the name Leroy Eldridge Cleaver on August 31st, 1935 in Wabbaseka, Arkansas. He breathed his last breath on May 1st, 1998.

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Leroy Fer

Leroy Fer is a soccer player for the Swansea City A.F.C., Queens Park Rangers F.C., Feyenoord, FC Twente, and Norwich City F.C. Leroy was born on January 5th, 1990 in Zoetermeer, Netherlands. Leroy is also known as Fer and Leroy Johan.

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Leroy Jethro Gibbs

Leroy Jethro Gibbs is a supervisory special agent, former gunnery sergeant, special agent, gunnery sergeant, and military police.

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Roy Buchanan

Roy Buchanan was a blues, blues rock, electric blues, rock, roll, rockabilly, and country music musician. He plays Fender Telecaster. He was most active from 1958 to present. Roy was given the name Leroy Buchanan on September 23rd, 1939 in Ozark, Arkansas, US. He left this life on August 14th, 1988.

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Leroy Arthur Petry

His military service ended in 2014. Leroy was born on July 29th, 1979 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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    Painter
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    Scientist
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    Engineer
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    Football Player
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    Co-founder
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    Musician
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    Office Holder
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Notable Persons With the Last Name Leroy

Notable Persons With the Last Name Leroy

Nolwenn Leroy

Nolwenn Leroy is a pop, world, celtic, world music, and celtic music musician. She was most prominent from 2002 to present. Nolwenn was given the name Nolwenn Le Magueresse on September 28th, 1982 in Saint-Renan, France.

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Mervyn LeRoy

Mervyn LeRoy was a film director. He was most active from 1927 to 1968. Mervyn was born on October 15th, 1900 in San Francisco. He breathed his last breath on September 13th, 1987.

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Gloria LeRoy

Her most notable accomplishments were from 1968 to present. Gloria was born on November 7th, 1931 in Bucyrus, Ohio.

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William Leroy

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Louis Leroy

Louis Leroy was an art critic, journalist, playwright, engraver, and painter. Louis was born on January 1st, 1812. He died on January 1st, 1885.

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Philippe Leroy

Philippe Leroy is an actor. He was most prominent from 1960 to present. Philippe was born on October 15th, 1930 in Paris.

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Common last names for Leroy

Common first names for Leroy

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Leroy U.S.
█  White 78.06% 64.26%
█  African American 13.22% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.68% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 2.09% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 1.53% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 4.41% 16.26%

Of Last Name Leroy

People with the last name Leroy are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Leroy

  • What name lists does Leroy rank for?
    #32Old-Fashioned Boy Names
  • How Popular is the name Leroy? Leroy is the 380th most popular name of all time. As a last name Leroy was the 4,571st most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Leroy have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 200,513 babies born with the first name Leroy in the United States. That's more than enough people named Leroy to occupy the country of Samoa with an estimated population of 186,340 (as of November 7, 2011).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Leroy? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 124 new born babies.
  • When was Leroy first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Leroy is Saturday, September 1st, 1866.
  • What year had the most people named Leroy born? The highest recorded use of the first name Leroy was in 1924 with a total of 3,923 babies. That's a lot of babies named Leroy!
  • Random Leroy Factoid: According to the 1919 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Leroy ranks 30th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Maryland. Imagine that, 82 babies in Maryland have the same name in 1919.
  • Weird things about the name Leroy: The name spelled backwards is Yorel. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Elroy. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Leroy? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 7,759 people with the last name Leroy.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Leroy? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 3 of them will have Leroy as their last name.
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