Leroy
LEE-roi
French
"the king"
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Leroy Origin and Meaning
The name Leroy is a boy's name of French origin meaning "the king".
Leroy's heyday was in the early twentieth century, when it was in the US Top 100 until 1949. As a result, it's now more frequently seen as a father or grandfather name. Nevertheless, it remains in the latter end of the US Top 1000, perhaps passed down from father to son, or similar enough to popular Levi that it still appeals.
It comes from the French nickname le roi meaning "the king", which might also explain its continued use, considering the popularity of Kingsley, Rex, Saint, and similar.
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# 877 in the US
Leroy Rank in US Top 1000
# 1381 on Nameberry
Leroy Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
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Famous People Named Leroy
- Leroy AndersonAmerican composer
- Leroy CarrAmerican blues singer and pianist
- (Leroy) Gordon CooperJr., American astronaut
- Leroy HillAmerican football player
- Leroy HarrisAmerican football player
- Leroy KellyAmerican football player
- Leroy CookAmerican football player
- LeRoy ButlerAmerican football player
- Leroy PowellAmerican country musician
- Leroy HoodAmerican biologist
- Leroy Randle "Roy" GrummanAmerican engineer and test pilot
- Leroy Johan FerDutch footballer
- Leroy Charles GriffithAmerican nightclub mogul
- LeRoy BellAmerican singer,songwriter
- Leroy ChiaoAmerican astronaut
- Leroy WatsonAmerican archer
- Leroy SanéAmerican soccer player
- Samuel Leroy JacksonAmerican actor
The name Leroy in Pop Culture
- Leroy Jethro Gibbscharacter on TV's "NCIS"
- Leroytwin of Stitch in Disney's Lilo & Stitch series
- Leroy Jenkinscharacter on TV's South Park
- "BadBad Leroy Brown," song by Jim Croce
- Leroy Lockhorncharacter in the comic strip "The Lockhorns"
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