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Leroy
Say it: lee-ROY
Meaning
From Old French le roi 'the king'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A surname-name popular in America from the late 19th century.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1930s
In the United States
- 200,754 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1935, about 1 in 266 boys
- 237 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: LeRoy
| French | Le Roi |
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Where this comes from
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.