De leon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the De leon family

The surname De leon was first found in Leon, where the name originated in Visigothic times. One of the first records of the surname was Moses de León (c. 1250-1305), a Spanish rabbi and Kabbalist who is thought of as the composer or redactor of the Zohar. And much later, most people know of Juan Ponce de León (1474-1521), the Spanish explorer and conquistador and his association with the legend of the Fountain of Youth.

Early History of the De leon family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our De leon research. Another 167 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1474, 1509, 1520, 1521, 1524, 1527, 1533, 1549, 1584, 1590, 1591, 1602, 1608, 1610, 1658, 1687, 1749 and 1830 are included under the topic Early De leon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

De leon Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Leon, Leoni, Leone, Leonelli, Leonetti, Leonie and many more.

Early Notables of the De leon family

Prominent among members of the family

Pedro Ponce de Leon (1520-1584) a Spanish Benedictine monk who is often credited as being "the 1st teacher for the deaf"
Rodrigo Ponce de Leon (1602-1658), 4th Duke of Arcos, a Grandee of Spain, a Kinght of the Order of the Golden Fleece

De leon Ranking

In the United States, the name De leon is the 589^th most popular surname with an estimated 49,740 people with that name. 1

De leon migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

De leon Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Abraham Deleon, who landed in Georgia in 1741 2

De leon Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Alonso DeLeon, who arrived in Rio de la Plata in 1835 2
Bartolome DeLeon, who arrived in Rio de la Plata in 1835 2
Diego DeLeon, who arrived in Rio de la Plata in 1835 2
Hernando DeLeon, who landed in Veragua in 1835 2
Lucas DeLeon, who landed in Rio de la Plata in 1835 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

De leon migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 3

De leon Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century

Felipe DeLeon, who arrived in Dominican Republic in 1835 2
Francisca DeLeon, who landed in Dominican Republic in 1836 2
Antonio DeLeon, who arrived in Dominican Republic in 1836 2
Andres DeLeon, who landed in Dominican Republic in 1838 2
Gutierre DeLeon, who arrived in Dominican Republic in 1838 2

Contemporary Notables of the name De leon (post 1700) +

Millie DeLeon (1873-1922), stage name of American burlesque dancer Millie Lawrence
Walter DeLeon (1884-1947), American screenwriter who wrote for 66 films between 1912 and 1953
Alexander Michael DeLeon (b. 1989), American songwriter and lead singer for the Las Vegas pop rock band, The Cab
Jack DeLeon (1924-2006), American actor, best known for his role as Marty Morrison on the television series Barney Miller from 1975 to 1982
Nicholas Lee "Nick" DeLeon (b. 1990), American soccer player
Idalis DeLeón (b. 1966), American actress, singer, and television host
Carlos De Leon (b. 1959), nicknamed Sugar De Leon, a Puerto Rican former boxer
Daniel De Leon (1852-1914), American, born in Curaçao, socialist and founder of the Industrial Workers of the World
Linda DeLeon, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996 4
Frances Granada DeLeon, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2004 4
... (Another 9 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html