Leleux History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

The origins of the Leleux name come from two distinct sources; in some instances, the name came from the animal "wolf," or "loup" in French, while other occurrences of this surname were no doubt derived from the Saint Loup of Troyes in the 5th century, who is said to have stopped Attila.

Early Origins of the Leleux family

The surname Leleux was first found in La Rochelle, a port city, and capital of the former Aunis province of France. Early recorded references to the name include Michel Le Loup who was landlord of Comptes in 1572, his son Yves Le Loup, who was a "conseiller" to the king in 1622, as well as Anne, the daughter of Claude and Francoise Le Loupe, who was christened at Gerbeviller in the department of Meurthe-Et-Moselle in July, 1619.

Early History of the Leleux family

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Leleux Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Loupe, Loup, Louppe, Leloup, Loupes, Laloup, Loubert, Leleu and many more.

Early Notables of the Leleux family

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Leleux Ranking

In France, the name Leleux is the 3,727^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1

Leleux migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Leleux Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Louis Leleux, who arrived in Louisiana in 1805-1809 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Leleux (post 1700) +

François Leleux (b. 1971), French oboist, conductor, and professor
Jean-Pierre Leleux (b. 1947), French politician, Senator in the French Senate (2008-)

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)