Leu Family History
- Leu Name Meaning
- North German and Dutch: from Middle Low German lewe ‘lion’, a nickname for a brave or regal person, or a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a lion.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
- 74,143 Historical Documents with Leu on Ancestry
- 44,865 Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
- 7,957 Census and Voter Lists
- 5,238 Military Records
- 3,218 Immigration Records
- 12,865 Member Trees
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Number of Leu families
 10 - 17  4 - 9 |
 1 - 3  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Leu census records
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from the New York Passenger Lists
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from 1881 UK Census Data
Leu census records
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