Leconte Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Leconte is an established spelling of the French surname Lecomte. Its meaning, shared with Lecomte, is “The count (nickname)”.

Leconte and Lecomte

Spelled with “n” instead of “m”, Leconte shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Other spellings include Comte and Lecompte.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Lecomte and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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