Cognomen Leys (利斯 
, Leys 
, レイス 
) , all over the world, is quite a common last name. The family name Leys is characteristic of Belgium, where it is quite a common surname, Jamaica, where it is quite a rare surname, and Uruguay. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Belgium, France, and the United States. Very seldom, Leys is the forename as well as the last name.
| alexander burnett of leys Laird of Crathes Castle in the late 16th and early 17th century (b. 1501) |
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henri leys painter, printmaker (1815-1869), BE (b. 1815) |
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john leys Canadian politician, CA (b. 1834) |
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william leys New Zealand bookbinder and property owner (b. 1857) |
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| jean auguste h... leys (b. 1815) |
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cecil leys New Zealand journalist and managing director, NZ (b. 1877) |
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| francis baxter leys Canadian politician, CA (b. 1839) |
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| john k. leys Scottish barrister and writer, GB (b. 1847) |
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| jozias jacob leys Dutch politician (1868-1926), NL (b. 1868) |
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| norman leys British writer (b. 1875) |
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| james lauderdale gilbert burnett of leys, 13th bt. (1880-1953) (b. 1880) |
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colin leys British political scientist, GB (b. 1931) |
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| édouard leys Belgian catholic priest (1889-1945), BE (b. 1889) |
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| m. d. r. leys British academic historian (b. 1890) |
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| tiny leys New Zealand rugby union player (1907-1989), NZ (b. 1907) |
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