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de leon Name Meaning and History

  1. Spanish (De León): habitational name, variant of León, with the preposition de (see Leon).
  2. French (Deléon): patronymic from Léon (see Lyon 2).

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de leon Family Facts

Distribution of de leon Families in the US in 1920
Number of de leon families
 63-124
 22-62
 1-21
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