Leroy surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Leroy surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 7,579 people carried this name — #4,338 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 35,600 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 36,405 people named Leroy.

434 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 103 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 434
Pas-de-Calais 4,595
Nord 4,305
Paris 3,298
Seine-Maritime 2,580
Somme 1,988
Oise 1,314
Aisne 1,271
Eure 1,112

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

In Belgium’s population register

At least 6,816 people named Leroy 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 Hainaut.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Hainaut 2,357
Liège 1,064
Namur 698
Walloon Brabant 459
West Flanders 457
Brussels-Capital 455
East Flanders 426
Flemish Brabant 320

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

289 people named Leroy live in Switzerland.

They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 97
Geneva 72
Valais 40
Fribourg 29
Neuchâtel 20
Zurich 13
Bern 10
Jura 5

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Poland’s population register

29 people named Leroy have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 63 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.

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

Where they live today

Masovian 20
Lubusz 3
Lower Silesian 2
Lesser Poland 2
West Pomeranian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Leroy in American newspapers,
1907–1921.

Newspaper page from The Laramie Republican carrying the name Leroy
The Laramie Republican 1907-05-16
Newspaper page from The Independent carrying the name Leroy
The Independent 1919-05-16
Newspaper page from The Monroe Journal carrying the name Leroy
The Monroe Journal 1921-03-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 490,586 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Leroy,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Alphonse-Louis Leroy
    Alphonse-Louis Leroy 1742–1816 · physician
  • Denis-Sébastien Leroy
    Denis-Sébastien Leroy 1769–1832 · painter
  • Onésime Leroy
    Onésime Leroy 1788–1875 · playwright
  • Jacques Leroy de Saint Arnaud
    Jacques Leroy de Saint Arnaud 1798–1854 · military personnel
  • André Leroy
    André Leroy 1801–1875 · gardener

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 222 lives in all are documented under this name.

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