The Deleon surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 87,414 people carried this name — #359 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 3,370 people counted. That is up 33% from 65,598 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Deleon surname

A habitational surname from Spanish, from de León (“from the province of León”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «DeLeon» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 578 people named Deleon live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 248
Corrientes 124
Misiones 56
City of Buenos Aires 46
Chaco 39
Formosa 23
Entre Ríos 22
Córdoba 20

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 49 people named Deleon.

4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Ille-et-Vilaine.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 4
Ille-et-Vilaine 13
Loire-Atlantique 10
Maine-et-Loire 9
Pyrénées-Atlantiques 5
Landes 3
Paris 2
Sarthe 1
Hauts-de-Seine 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Deleon in American newspapers,
1907–1922.

Newspaper page from Albuquerque Morning Journal carrying the name Deleon
Albuquerque Morning Journal 1919-03-30
Newspaper page from The Daily Sentinel carrying the name Deleon
The Daily Sentinel 1907-03-13
Newspaper page from Rockingham Post-dispatch carrying the name Deleon
Rockingham Post-dispatch 1922-08-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 20,668 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Deleon in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1970s.

149 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Deleon. The most, 60, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 61
Victoria 30
Queensland 21
South Australia 19
Western Australia 9
ACT (Canberra) 2
Tasmania 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Deleon.

Who carried it

People named Deleon,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jak Deleon 1951–2005 · historian

Wikidata (CC0) · 4 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Deleon,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States2,389 records

2,389 records of the Deleon name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1,645
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 337
  • Other U.S. records 407
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Jesus Hernandez Deleon

    Born 1946; from San Antonio, Texas. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; killed in action 1970 in Binh Thuy, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert Deleon

    Born 1911 in New Jersey. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Jay Governors Island, New York; usher. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1990, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Franco Diag Deleon

    Arrived at New York in 1887 aboard the Ems from Bremen and Southampton, aged 28; tourist. From Hamburg, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 2,389 records for Deleon in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands343 records

343 records of the Deleon name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 228
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 111
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 4
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jacob de Leon

    Married in 1941 in Amsterdam; merchant. Died 1942 in Ellecom, aged 40; "lompenventer".

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Rebecca de Leon

    Married in 1866 in Amsterdam. Died 1928 in Rotterdam, aged 86.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Jonas de Leon

    Died 1943 in Leusden, aged 29; office clerk.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 343 records for Deleon in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia52 records

52 records of the Deleon name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 41
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 10
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Manuel Berdillan De Leon

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Coromandel, sailing from Sheerness in 1838.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Noel Deleon

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Kitty Simpson, aged 17; British subject.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Ralph J. De Leon

    Gentleman of South Yarra, Victoria; died 1937.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 52 records for Deleon in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

France36 records

36 records of the Deleon name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Fernand Deleon

    Born 1918 in Turkey; died 1991 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Denise Francoise Marie Deleon

    Born 1923 in Saint-Onen-la-Chapelle; died 1977 in Saint-Malon-sur-Mel (Ille-et-Vilaine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Louise Deleon

    Born 1893 in Candé; died 1973 in Candé (Maine-et-Loire).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 36 records for Deleon in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada21 records

21 records of the Deleon name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 17
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 2
  • Other Canadian records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Grace Ann Deleon

    Buried in 1913 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 42.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Daniel A. Deleon

    Died 1935 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Daniel De Leon

    Married 1891 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 21 records for Deleon in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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