Leonard Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Leonard Name Meaning: Derives from the German personal name 'Leonhard'. 'Levon',lion + 'Hardu',brave.

The name is from German origin,occasionally Irish.The first recorded bearer was a 6th century saint,who was popular in France.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Leonard Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Leonard family

Profession Census Frequency
School 864
Labourer 78
General Labourer 69
Farm Labourer 66
Private Means 60
Coal Miner Hewer 49
Dressmaker 46
None 43
Domestic Servant 39
Clerk 36
Farmer 35
Charwoman 31
General Servant (domestic) 30
Dock Labourer 28
Scholar 26
Housekeeper 24
Cotton Weaver 23
House Painter 22
House Keeper 21
Nil 20
Dress Maker 19
No Occupation 19
Butcher 18
General Servant Domestic 18
Tailoress 18

Leonard Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Leonard 100% 45,574
2 Lennard 86% 4,397
3 Lenard 86% 1,894
4 Lenord 71% 729
5 Lanard 71% 614
6 Leanard 86% 359
7 Leanord 71% 290
8 Lenoard 71% 278
9 Linard 71% 239
10 Lonard 86% 139
11 Leonardi 88% 110

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The surname Leonard is the most popular version of all its varients

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