League

See also: league

English

Etymology 1

English surname, perhaps a spelling variant of Leake.

Proper noun

League (plural Leagues)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, League is the 13795^th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 409.

Etymology 2

Ellipsis.

Proper noun

the League

1. 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.