Leroy ( name ) - wikipedia Leroy ( name ) Leroy ( / ləˈrɔɪ / lə - ROY ), also Leeroy, LeeRoy, Lee Roy, LeRoy or Le Roy, is both a male given name in English - speaking countries and a family name of French origin. Leroy ( lørwa ) is one of the most common surnames in northern France. As a surname it is sometimes written Le Roy, as a translation of Breton Ar Roue. It is an archaic spelling of le roi, meaning `` the king '' and is the equivalent of the English surname King. Given name Leroy ( musician ), American musician Leroy Anderson, American composer Leroy ' Luce ' Lutu, American songwriter, singer, and entertainer Archbishop LeRoy Bailey, Jr., senior pastor of The First Cathedral, Bloomfield, Connecticut Leroy Brown ( athlete ), Olympic medal - winning American athlete Leroy Brown ( wrestler ), a ring name of professional wrestler Roland Daniels Leroy Burrell, American athlete Leroy Carr, blues singer and pianist Leroy Cooper, American astronaut LeRoy Edwards, American professional basketball pioneer `` Baby Face '' Leroy Foster, Chicago blues musician Leroy Griffiths, professional footballer LeRoy Hurd, American basketball player Leroy Jenkins ( jazz musician ), jazz musician Leroy Jenkins ( televangelist ), American televangelist Leeroy Jenkins, World of Warcraft strategizer and leader Leroy Jetta, professional Australian rules footballer Leroy S. Johnson, leader of the polygamist denomination of FLDS Leroy Lita, Congolese - born English footballer LeRoy Neiman, American artist Leroy Robert `` Satchel '' Paige, American professional baseball player Leroy Rosenior, English footballer and coach Leroy Sané, German footballer LeRoy Smallenberger, Louisiana lawyer and politician Lee Roy Selmon, former NFL football defensive lineman Leeroy Stagger, Canadian alternative country singer - songwriter Leeroy Thornhill, British electronic music artist Leroy Van Dyke, American singer Leroy A. Wilson, American businessman Leroy Wright, American professional basketball player LeeRoy Yarbrough, NASCAR racer Surname Adolphe Leroy, French entrepreneur, co-founder of Leroy Merlin Adrian Le Roy ( c. 1520 - 1598 ), French lutenist, guitarist, and composer Ali LeRoi ( b. 1962 ), American television producer and writer Catherine Leroy ( 1945 - 2006 ), French war photojournalist Charles - Georges Le Roy ( 1723 -- 1789 ), French man of letters Claude Le Roy ( b. 1948 ), a French football manager and former player Edouard Le Roy ( 1870 -- 1954 ), French philosopher Edward Webster Le Roy ( ( 1874 - 1940 ), American politician and newspaper editor Eugène Le Roy ( 1836 -- 1907 ), French novelist Jean - François Leroy ( 1729 - 1791 ), French architect Jennifer LeRoy ( b. 1974 ), American model and actress Jérôme Leroy ( composer ) ( b. 1981 ), French composer Jérôme Leroy ( footballer ) ( b. 1974 ), French footballer JT LeRoy, a literary persona created by American writer Laura Albert Jules Leroy ( 1903 -- 1979 ), French priest and researcher Julien Le Roy ( 1686 -- 1759 ), French clock - and watch - maker Julien - David Le Roy ( 1724 -- 1803 ), French architect and archaeologist, son of Julien Maxime Leroy ( 1873 -- 1957 ), French jurist and social historian Mervyn LeRoy ( 1900 - 1987 ), American actor and director Nolwenn Leroy ( b. 1982 ), French singer Pierre Le Roy ( 1717 -- 1785 ), French clockmaker, son of Julien Pierre Le Roy de Boiseaumarié ( 1890 - 1967 ), co-founder of the Institut National des Appellations d'Origine ( INAO ) and owner of Château Fortia Robert LeRoy ( 1885 - 1946 ), American tennis player Roland Leroy ( born 1926 ), French politician William E. Le Roy ( 1818 - 1888 ), United States Navy admiral Xavier Leroy ( b. 1968 ), French computer scientist and programmer Fictional characters `` Bad, Bad Leroy Brown '', protagonist of a song by Jim Croce `` Leroy Johnson '', a character in the film Fame, played by Gene Anthony Ray `` Bring Back That Leroy Brown '', subject of a song by Queen Leroy Encyclopedia Brown, the titular protagonist of the Encyclopedia Brown children 's novels Leroy ( Lilo & Stitch ), a character introduced in Leroy & Stitch Leroy ( South Park ), a South Park character Leroy Jethro Gibbs, a fictional character in the NCIS TV series Leeroy Jenkins, World of Warcraft character The fictional Leroy family in the TV show Corner Gas : Brent Herbert Leroy, one of the main characters in Corner Gas, played by Brent Butt Emma Leroy, one of the main characters in Corner Gas, played by Janet Wright Oscar Leroy, one of the main characters in Corner Gas, played by Eric Peterson Leroy, a junkyard dog in the DIC show, The Catillac Cats. References Jump up ^ Site of Géopatronyme ( French ) : statistics of births with the Leroy family name in France This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leroy_(name)&oldid=798125446 '' Categories : Given names Surnames Surnames of French origin French - language surnames Hidden categories : All set index articles Talk About Wikipedia Slovenščina Edit links This page was last edited on 31 August 2017, at 04 : 09. About Wikipedia

Question: what is the meaning of the name leroy
Answer: "the king"