# Leal (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/leal/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 35,958 |
| US rank (2010) | 969 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,586 people |
| Change since 2000 | +27% (28,248 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Leal in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 85% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Leal in Brazil and the United States.

## People named Leal

- Rayssa Leal, Brazilian skateboarder
- Sharon Leal, American actress and singer
- Leandra Leal, Brazilian actress
- José Carlos Garcia Leal, Brazilian association football player
- Yoandy Leal, Brazilian volleyball player
- Ézio Leal Moraes Filho, Brazilian footballer (1966-2011)
- Branco, Brazilian footballer and manager
- Adriana, Brazilian association football player
- Rafael Navarro, Brazilian footballer
- Lauren, Brazilian footballer (born 2002)

## Similar surnames

Lail, Lal, Lall, Lala, Lilly, Lyle, Lilley, Lowell, Lally, Lillie, Loyola, Lile.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.