Leo Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 1
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 13
Dorset 9
Durham 1
Essex 6
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 5
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 2
Isle of Man 0
Kent 2
Lancashire 42
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 4
London 67
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 2
Shropshire 8
Suffolk 2
Somerset 6
Surrey 1
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 3
Warwickshire 1
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 3
Yorkshire 31

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 1
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 2
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Leo Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Leo family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 14
Labourer 6
House Servant 4
Faremr's Son 3
Laundress 3
Butcher 2
Faremr's Daur 2
Wife 2
Farmers Labourer 2
At Home 2
Colliery Labourer 2
Cotton Manufacturer Power Loom Weaver 2
Cotton Weaver By Power 2
Hand Loom Weaver Cotton & Worsted 2
Professor Of Music 2
Baker 2
Boot Maker 2
Traveller In Tobacco 2
Gardener 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Power Loom Worsted Weaver 2
Worsted Spinner 2
Tailor 1
Retired Hawker 1
Rope & Twine Spinner 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Leo

Name Census Frequency
Mary Leo 124
John Leo 118
William Leo 113
Elizabeth Leo 90
Sarah Leo 55
Thomas Leo 53
James Leo 49
Ann Leo 46
George Leo 38
Jane Leo 35
Charles Leo 34
Henry Leo 34
Margaret Leo 33
Ellen Leo 32
Alice Leo 31
Annie Leo 28
Joseph Leo 27
Hannah Leo 25
Alfred Leo 23
Robert Leo 23
Frederick Leo 22
Louisa Leo 21
Eliza Leo 19
Emily Leo 19
Maria Leo 19

Leo Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lee 67% 355,369
2 Lea 67% 44,618
3 Le Page 29% 3,286
4 Loe 33% 2,783
5 Leo 100% 1,919
6 Le Gros 43% 1,198
7 Le Breton 33% 1,173
8 Le Gresley 20% 1,122
9 Le Sueur 25% 1,116
10 Le Brun 29% 1,084
11 Le Feuvre 22% 1,022
12 Le Masurier 18% 1,015
13 Le Boutillier 23% 1,000
14 Le Poidevin 27% 838
15 Le Cras 29% 811
16 Le Brocq 38% 810
17 Le Maistre 20% 783
18 Le Riche 25% 681
19 Le Quesne 22% 660
20 Le Corner 33% 631
21 Le Huray 25% 600
22 Le Marquand 18% 594
23 Le Ray 33% 588
24 Le Tissier 20% 520
25 Le Prevost 30% 502
26 Le Bas 33% 499
27 Le Noury 38% 494
28 Le Cocq 43% 475
29 Le Lacheur 20% 475
30 Le Lievre 22% 420
31 Le Maitre 22% 414
32 Le Huquet 22% 411
33 Le Couteur 30% 396
34 Eale 25% 343
35 Le Grand 25% 329
36 Le Rossignol 25% 326
37 Le Cheminant 17% 324
38 Le Cornu 38% 323
39 Le Gallais 20% 317
40 Le Pelley 22% 313
41 Lie 33% 303
42 Le Mare 29% 284
43 Le Messurier 17% 268
44 Le Vesconte 27% 267
45 Le Moignan 30% 249
46 Eli 0% 242
47 La Roche 25% 240
48 Le Geyt 29% 233
49 Le Seelleur 18% 229
50 Laue 25% 225
51 Le Conte 38% 223
52 Le Grys 29% 221
53 Le Grice 25% 219
54 Le Dain 29% 217
55 Le Ruez 29% 217
56 Le Monnier 30% 215
57 Louie 20% 206
58 Ali 0% 205
59 Le Roy 50% 204
60 Alee 50% 202
61 Le Clercq 22% 194
62 Le Bailly 22% 192
63 Le Blond 38% 189
64 Le Patourel 27% 187
65 Le Marguand 18% 186
66 Le Blane 25% 183
67 Le Broeg 38% 182
68 Le Blancq 22% 181
69 Le Marchant 18% 174
70 Le Cappelain 17% 172
71 Le Fevre 25% 169
72 Le Sauvage 20% 167
73 Le Dieu 29% 161
74 Le Cornee 33% 157
75 Le Ber 33% 154
76 Looe 50% 154
77 Le May 33% 152
78 Eele 25% 148
79 Le Cornn 38% 148
80 Le Due 33% 145
81 La Mare 14% 141
82 Loue 25% 140
83 Le Sucur 25% 134
84 Le Mottee 33% 133
85 Elie 25% 131
86 Le Roux 43% 128
87 Le Montais 30% 127
88 Le Mesurier 18% 126
89 Le Court 38% 125
90 Le Galley 22% 124
91 Le Marchand 18% 123
92 Le Petit 25% 121
93 Le Marguard 18% 119
94 Elee 50% 118
95 Le Sage 29% 118
96 Le Pordevin 27% 116
97 Le Grisley 20% 114
98 Ele 33% 113
99 Le Rougetel 27% 110
100 Le Coeg 43% 109
101 Le Neven 25% 104
102 Le Moine 38% 102
103 Le Pla 33% 102
104 Le Grove 38% 101
105 Le Morgnan 30% 101
106 Le Brocy 38% 100

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The surname Leo is the 5th most popular variant of Lee.

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