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All over the world, Leroux (Leroux , لورو , Леру ) is a rare epicene first name. The first name Leroux is characteristic of France, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, South Africa, where it is a rare primarily masculine, but scarcely feminine name, and China, where it is an extremely rare boy's name. Predominantly, Leroux is the last name as well as the forename.
Leroux is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Leroux , the operatic character in the opera Volo di notte and Leroux , the operatic character in the opera Der Stier von Olivera.