Leonie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Early Origins of the Leonie family

The surname Leonie 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 Leonie family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Leonie 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 Leonie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Leonie Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Leonie family

Prominent among members of the family was Pompeo Leoni of Madrid; Juan Ponce de León (1474-1521), Spanish explorer, 1st Governor of Puerto Rico, best associated with the legend of the Fountain of Youth; Juan Ponce de León II, (1524-1591), the 1st Puerto Rican to become acting governor of Puerto Rico; Pedro Ponce de Leon (1520-1584) a Spanish Benedictine monk who is...
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Leonie migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Leonie Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

P E Leonie, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1767 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Leonie (post 1700) +

Barbara Leonie Picard (1917-2011), British writer of children's books
Leonie Evadne Forbes OD (1937-2022), Jamaican actress, broadcaster, and producer, active in theatre, radio, and television
Dame Leonie Judith Kramer AC DBE (1924-2016), Australian academic, educator and professor
Leonie Mellinger (b. 1959), German-born, British actress
Leonie Marjorie Short (b. 1956), Australian politician, member of the Australian House of Representatives (2001)
Leonie Sandercock (b. 1949), Australian academic
Leonie Schaller (b. 1978), German classical saxophonist
Leonie M. Brinkema (b. 1944), American politician, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1993- 2

Citations +

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, December 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html