Leonhards Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

If your family name is Leonhards, its origin lies with Leonhard, an English surname.

Its meaning, shared with Leonhard, is “From the personal name Leonard ("lion-hardy")”. The extra ending in Leonhards is patronymic: it identified a person as belonging to Leonhard's family. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Leonhart.

Arms associated with the name

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