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

The Leys surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 502 people carried this name — #43,077 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 588,200 people counted. That is up 3% from 488 in 2000.

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In Belgium’s population register

At least 2,381 people named Leys 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 Antwerp.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Antwerp 1,300
East Flanders 381
Flemish Brabant 304
West Flanders 246
Limburg 58
Liège 47
Brussels-Capital 15
Hainaut 12

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 329 people named Leys.

23 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 30 départements, most often Nord.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 23
Nord 170
Pas-de-Calais 29
Paris 24
Gironde 18
Aisne 8
Yvelines 7
Oise 6
Finistère 4

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 120 people named Leys 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 Santa Fe.

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

Where they live today

Santa Fe 55
Buenos Aires Province 51
Córdoba 14

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

In print

Leys in American newspapers,
1901–1923.

Newspaper page from Wood County Reporter carrying the name Leys
Wood County Reporter 1914-01-01
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Leys
The Washington Times 1923-01-14
Newspaper page from The Butte Inter Mountain carrying the name Leys
The Butte Inter Mountain 1901-11-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,756,584 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Leys,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Leys
    John Leys 1834– · politician
  • William Leys
    William Leys 1857–1899 · bookbinder
  • Jacobus Augustus Leys 1809–1873 · gardener
  • John K. Leys 1847–1909 · barrister
  • Thomson Leys 1850–1924 · journalist
  • Jozias Jacob Leys 1868–1926 · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Leys.

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