Leales Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Leales sits within the Leal family of names, which has Portuguese roots. The name is usually explained as “loyal”. Leales adds -es to the root of Leal, a common way of forming related surnames. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

You may also find the name written Lealdade.

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