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Early Origins of the Leone family

The surname Leone was first found in the Rhineland, where this family was a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always influential in social affairs, the name became an integral part of that turbulent region as it forged alliances with other families within the region and the nation.

Early History of the Leone family

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Leone Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Leone, Léone, Leoné and others.

Early Notables of the Leone family

Notables with the name Leone during this period were

  • the Leone family of the Rhineland

Leone Ranking

In the United States, the name Leone is the 2,575th most popular surname with an estimated 12,435 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Leone is ranked the 3,596th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 2


United States Leone migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Leone Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Joseph Charles Leone, who settled in Baltimore in 1807
  • Gaspard Leone, who arrived in Baltimore in 1810
  • Pablo Leone, who arrived in Texas in 1835 3
  • Paul Leone, who landed in Texas in 1835 3
  • Poll Leone, who arrived in Texas in 1835 3
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Leone Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Jerry Leone, who settled in New York in 1904
  • Ralph Leone, who settled in New York sometime between 1884 and 1925
  • Louis Leone, who settled in Illinois in 1939

Contemporary Notables of the name Leone (post 1700) +

  • Ryan Harrison Leone (1985-2022), American novelist, film producer, artist, and prison reform activist, best known for his semi-autobiographical addiction novel Wasting Talent
  • Lucile Petry Leone (1902-1999), American nurse, founding director of the Cadet Nurse Corps in 1943
  • Tracey Leone (b. 1967), Tracey Leone born 1967 is a retired American soccer midfielder
  • Justin Paul Leone (b. 1977), American professional baseball third baseman
  • Dominique Leone, American musician and writer
  • Nathan Daniel Leone, the American lead singer of rock band Madina Lake
  • Matthew Jon Leone, the American bassist of rock band Madina Lake
  • Peter Leone, American equestrian rider
  • Rocco Leone, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916 4
  • Joseph A. Leone, American politician, Mayor of Billings, Montana, 1972-77 4
  • ... (Another 19 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Triangle Waist Company
  • Miss Kate Leone (b. 1897), American garment worker who was working at Triangle Waist Company factory at the Asch building in Greenwich Village on the 25th March 1911 when fire broke out; she died in the fire 5


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. 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)
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  5. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (retrieved on 3rd August 2021.) Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire


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