League
See also: league
English
Etymology 1
English surname, perhaps a spelling variant of Leake.
Proper noun
League (plural Leagues)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, League is the 13795th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2192 individuals. League is most common among White (88.41%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “League”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 409.
Etymology 2
Ellipsis.
Proper noun
League
- Ellipsis of League of Nations..
- The League was hampered by the U.S.'s refusal to join and its member states' unwillingness to impose sanctions on foreign countries.