Leray Family History
Leray Name Meaning
French: topographic name for someone who lived by a spring, Old
French rai, with the definite article le.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Leray Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Leray families
 19 - 36  7 - 18 |
 1 - 6  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Leray families
|
24 - 46 9 - 23 |
1 - 8 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Leray last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Leray census records
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Leray Family Origin
Leray Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Leray
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Leray Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Leray census records
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Leray Civil War Service Records
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