Leroy (name)

Leroy (/ləˈrɔɪ/ lə-ROY), also Leeroy, LeeRoy, Lee Roy, LeRoy or Le Roy, is both a male given name in English-speaking countries and a family name of French origin.[1] Leroy [lørwa] is one of the most common surnames in northern France. As a surname it is sometimes written Le Roy, as a translation of Breton Ar Roue. It is an archaic spelling of le roi, meaning "the king" and is the equivalent of the English surname King.

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  1. Site of Géopatronyme (French) : statistics of births with the Leroy family name in France
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