Leroy Surname
Approximately 138,221 people bear this surname
Leroy Surname Definition:
(French) One connected in some way with the king’s household; one who played the part of a king in tournaments.
Leroy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 109,089 | 1:609 | 13 |
| Belgium | 11,065 | 1:1,039 | 36 |
| United States | 9,735 | 1:37,233 | 4,612 |
| Haiti | 1,676 | 1:6,375 | 748 |
| Canada | 1,124 | 1:32,781 | 4,247 |
| Morocco | 954 | 1:36,138 | 5,814 |
| Brazil | 705 | 1:303,652 | 11,712 |
| England | 371 | 1:150,183 | 14,363 |
| Germany | 281 | 1:286,496 | 29,863 |
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| Dominican Republic | 200 | 1:52,165 | 2,646 |
| Argentina | 191 | 1:223,788 | 18,393 |
| Switzerland | 186 | 1:44,155 | 6,085 |
| Australia | 178 | 1:151,661 | 16,038 |
| Russia | 170 | 1:847,783 | 68,532 |
| Thailand | 164 | 1:430,722 | 75,465 |
| Spain | 159 | 1:294,038 | 17,827 |
| Netherlands | 142 | 1:118,924 | 18,728 |
| New Caledonia | 140 | 1:1,973 | 166 |
| Indonesia | 131 | 1:1,009,536 | 73,900 |
| India | 112 | 1:6,848,798 | 152,966 |
| Luxembourg | 97 | 1:5,985 | 883 |
| Chile | 93 | 1:189,424 | 6,093 |
| French Polynesia | 92 | 1:3,052 | 652 |
| South Africa | 83 | 1:652,743 | 48,091 |
| Japan | 71 | 1:1,800,624 | 26,471 |
| Mauritius | 71 | 1:18,217 | 3,821 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Mexico | 59 | 1:2,103,834 | 19,255 |
| Guatemala | 55 | 1:292,412 | 4,441 |
| Italy | 38 | 1:1,609,387 | 83,030 |
| Scotland | 36 | 1:148,717 | 8,826 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Liberia | 28 | 1:157,448 | 11,209 |
| Ivory Coast | 27 | 1:854,490 | 22,281 |
| Israel | 25 | 1:342,305 | 28,607 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Austria | 21 | 1:405,497 | 41,758 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Monaco | 10 | 1:3,707 | 328 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Guyana | 7 | 1:108,889 | 7,175 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 4 | 1:2,404 | 44 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 120 | 1:203,128 | 16,084 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,814 | 1:27,684 | 3,404 |
Leroy (187,979) may also be a first name.
Leroy Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) One connected in some way with the king’s household; one who played the part of a king in tournaments.
Leroy Demographics
Average Leroy Salary in
United States
$45,033 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Leroy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leroy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leroy (Arabic: ليروي, Marathi: लेरॉय, Russian: Лерой) is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Leroy? popularity and diffusion
The last name Leroy is the 4,065th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,724 people. Leroy occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Leroy reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 5,580th most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 187,979 people.
The last name Leroy is most common in France, where it is held by 109,089 people, or 1 in 609. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 26 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 17 percent reside and Normandy, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account France this surname occurs in 127 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.
Leroy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Leroy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 537 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 309 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 720 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 400 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Leroy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Leroy last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (83%) in Russia.
In The United States Leroy are 12.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.31% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Leroy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.3% more than the national average, earning 374,816 kr per year; in Peru they earn 41.67% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,308 per year; in South Africa they earn 3.18% less than the national average, earning R 230,076 per year; in United States they earn 4.37% more than the national average, earning $45,033 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.33% more than the national average, earning $52,329 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leroy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leroy in the Marathi language | ||
| लेरॉय | leroya | 57.97 |
| िलरॉय | ilaroya | 13.04 |
| लेरोय | leroya | 13.04 |
| लेराँय | leramya | 8.7 |
| लेरोई | lero'i | 2.9 |
| लॅरोय | leroya | 1.45 |
| लॅराय | leraya | 1.45 |
| Leroy in the Russian language | ||
| Лерой | leroj | - |
| Leroy in the Arabic language | ||
| ليروي | lyrwy | - |
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Leroy Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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