Last Name LEONARD

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Meaning	The son of Leonard. St. Leonard was a popular saint both in England and France. The disposition of a lion; lion-hearted; from 'leon,' a lion, and 'ard,' Teutonic, nature, disposition.

Origin	English, Jewish, Spanish, French, Irish, Romanian, Haitian, Belgian, Zimbabwean, South african, Hungarian

Rank	308 (2000 US census)	324 (1990 US census)

Count	89,198 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

82.59%, or 73669 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
13.14%, or 11721 total occurrences, as black,
0.45%, or 401 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.75%, or 669 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.32%, or 1177 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.75%, or 1561 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

English surnames can be divided into five classes: Baptisimal or Personal (first) names, local, official, and occupative surnames. Nicknames represent the last class. Practically there are only four classes, for it is often hard ti distinguish between occupation and offic...

Ukrainian middle names

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