Léone History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The surname Léone originates in Gascogne, France, is where Léone was first used as a surname. Léone was derived from the personal name Leonard, which means "lion-bold," and indicating that the original bearer was thought to be as bold as a lion.

Early Origins of the Léone family

The surname Léone was first found in Gascony (French: Gascogne), an area of southwest France bordering Spain, that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution, where the family held a family seat since ancient times.

The members of the family also branched into other regions of France. In Burgundy they settled in De Léonardy, which was part of the bailiwick of Charolles in 1789. In Brittany the members of the branch Léon settled in Bourgerel, in Ourmeaux and in Trévéret, and they also became the counts of Crozon.

Julien Leonard, born in 1665, son of Jacques and Scholastique (née Gilles), was a French doctor that settled in Quebec in the 17th century. He married Barbe LeFrançois, daughter of Charles and Marie-Madeleine (née Triot), at Château-Richer on 13th October 1698. They remained together in Quebec until Barbe passed away on 1st August 1700. 1

Early History of the Léone family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Léone research. Another 102 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1611, 1654, 1655, 1656, 1657, 1658, 1663, 1671, 1713, 1744, 1766 and 1793 are included under the topic Early Léone History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Léone Spelling Variations

Throughout the course of history most surnames have undergone changes for many reasons. During the early development of the French language, a son and father may not have chosen to spell their name the same way. Many are simple spelling changes by a person who gave his name, phonetically, to a scribe, priest, or recorder. Many names held prefixes or suffixes which became optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, we have many spelling variations of this name, Léone some of which are Léonard, Léonnard, Léonhard, Lénard, Liénard, Lenard, Lienard, Lionard, Lionhard, Léonart, Léonhart, Lénart, Liénart, Lionart, Lionhart, Lenart, Lienart, Léonardy, Léon, Léone, Léonne, Lion, Lione and many more.

Early Notables of the Léone family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Hugues de Lionne (1611-1671), a French statesman; and his son, Artus de Lionne (1655-1713), abbé and Bishop of Rosalie in partibus infidelium...
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Léone Ranking

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

Léone migration to the United States +

Approximately 110 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. France gave land incentives for 2,000 migrants during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. Migration to New France (Quebec) continued from France until it fell in 1759. In the year 1675 the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The distinguished family name Léone has made significant contributions to the culture, arts, sciences and religion of France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Léone were

Léone 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 4
Paul Leone, who landed in Texas in 1835 4
Poll Leone, who arrived in Texas in 1835 4
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Léone 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 Léone (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 5
Joseph A. Leone, American politician, Mayor of Billings, Montana, 1972-77 5
... (Another 19 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Léone family +

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 6

Citations +

Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (retrieved on 3rd August 2021.) Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire