The Leonard surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 91,475 people carried this name — #338 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 3,220 people counted. That is up 3% from 89,198 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 5,387 people named Leonard.
217 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 101 départements, most often Moselle.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 99 births for the Leonard name in 1890.
They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Connacht. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 4,400 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Dublin, Sligo, and Cork.”
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 4,092 people named Leonard live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 487 people named Leonard 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 mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
100 people named Leonard live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
89 people named Leonard have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 149 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
53 people named Leonard is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Leonard in American newspapers,
1903–1922.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,278,357 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Leonard,
with a public archive behind them.
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George Leonard, Jr. d. 1818 · politician
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Lily Leonard d. 1959
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Sarah Leonard d. 1837
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Margaret Leonard d. 1971
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Rosa Leonard d. 1926
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Sarah Leonard d. 1675
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Leonard.
- Leny 103 · U.S. census
- Lenz 11,191 · U.S. census
- Lenzi 1,232 · U.S. census
- Lenzini 183 · U.S. census
- Leo 8,039 · U.S. census
- Leon 86,363 · U.S. census
- Leonardi 1,834 · U.S. census
- Leonardo 6,007 · U.S. census
- Leonce 233 · U.S. census
- Leoncini 118 · U.S. census
- Leone 15,364 · U.S. census
- Leonelli 347 · U.S. census
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