The leal Surname
leal Name Meaning and History
English, Spanish, and Portuguese: nickname for a loyal or
trustworthy person, from Old French leial, Spanish and
Portuguese leal ‘loyal’, ‘faithful (to obligations)’, Latin
legalis, from lex, ‘law’, ‘obligation’ (genitive
legis).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Leal from Cuba | Oswaldo Hernandez-Campos | 8 |
| Pedro Leal, Colorado, 1876-1925 |
 peterleal
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| Leal's in Southern Texas |
AnotherSearcey
| 3 |
| any Leal's related to Leal's in tx? | Nathan leal | 29 |
| Anyone working the LEAL family of MAVERICK CO., TX.?? |
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| 4 |
| Gregorio Leal & Dolores Marroquin descendants |
aperez136
| 0 |
| Francisco De Leon Leal b. 1886 d. 1969 |
aleal3
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| Leal/Trevino in Cadereyta |
elvtcis
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| Looking for Joe Richard Leal | Jo Rachel Leal | 3 |
| looking for joe leal | cathy zeider | 7 |
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