They were initially known as "Italians"; they were first referred to as "Leghorns" in 1865, in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Αρχικά ονομαζόταν «Ιταλικές», αλλά το 1865, αναφέρθηκαν για πρώτη φορά ως "λέγκχορν" στο Ουόρστερ (Μασαχουσέτη) (Worcester, Massachusetts).