A Chinese and Vietnamese surname, the Le family name originally came from the Lê Dynasty.

The form Lê is a Chinese-Taiwanese surname. It can be translated into Ryeo and Yeo in the Korean language.

Within England the Le family name is primarily located in the city of London, Northumberland and Lincolnshire. In Wales the Lê name is in Glamorgan.

In the United States, the Lê family name is primarily in New York, North Carolina, Arkansas, Texas and Wisconsin. It is a very strong and popular surname in Hawaii.


Famous: Le Minh (singer), Le Nhan Tong (15th century king of Vietnam), Le Van Hung (a brigadier general for South Vietnam during the Vietnam War), Le Quang Nhac (musican in Vietnam), Duy-Loan Le (first woman elected to the rank of Texas Instruments Senior Fellow) and Nguyen Le (musician, guitar player).