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 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 409.

Etymology 2

Ellipsis.

Proper noun

the 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.

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