1) Dutch surname 
Leeuw is Dutch for lion. It occurs as a surname, most commonly in the form of De Leeuw (9,814 people in the Netherlands in 2007 and 2,211 in Belgium in 1998). `De Leeuw`, `Leeuw” (873 & 34 people) and Van der Leeuw (765 & 9 people) are thought to mostly be toponymic surnames, with the first bearers named `(from) the Lion` after a house, wi...