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Leon (surname)

León is a Spanish surname. A habitational name from León, a city in northwestern Spain, named with Latin legio, genitive legionis ‘legion’, a division of the Roman army. In Roman times the city was the garrison of the 7th Legion, known as the Legio Gemina. The city's name became reduced from Legion(em) to Leon(em), and in this form developed an unetymological association with the word for ‘lion’, Spanish león. In Spanish it is also a nickname for a fierce or brave warrior, from león ‘lion’. Leon is also found as a Greek family name from Greek leon ‘lion’.

People with the surname León or Leon include:

Adrianne León (born 1987), American actress
Aldonza Alfonso de León (c. 1215–1266), illegitimate daughter of King Alfonso IX of León and his mistress Aldonza Martínez de Silva
Alejandra León Gastélum (born 1976), Mexican politician
Arcenio León (born 1986), Venezuelan baseball player
Danilo León (born 1967), Venezuelan professional baseball player
Francis Leon (1844–1922), American actor
Gabriella Leon (born 1996), English actress
José León Asensio (born 1934), Dominican businessman
- María Amalia León Cabral, Dominican arts patron (daughter of José León Asensio)
  - Sarah Jorge León (born 1982), Dominican actress (daughter of María Amalia León Cabral)
Leonardo León (born 1952), Chilean historian
Léonie Léon (1838–1906), French mistress
Pedro Pablo León (1943–2020), Peruvian footballer
Pierre Leon (1837-1915), American sailor
Sandy León (born 1989), Venezuelan professional baseball player
Tony Leon (born 1956), South African politician
Tony Leon (American football) (1917-2002), American football player
Valerie Leon (born 1943), English actress