Barlegs Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Barlegs Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. This curious looking name is manifestly local, the suffix being-ley, or-legh, or legg, as in Whitelegg.
1627-7. John Dawston and Hellen Bareleggs: Marriage Lic.(London).
1667.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
Barlegs Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. This curious looking name is manifestly local, the suffix being-ley, or-legh, or legg, as in Whitelegg.
1627-7. John Dawston and Hellen Bareleggs: Marriage Lic.(London).
1667. Married-John Bareleggs and Elizabeth Doalin: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1747.-Thomas Bearleggs and Ann Ad-iison: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
Barlegs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barlegs Come From? nationality or country of origin
Barlegs is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Barlegs? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Barlegs occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Barlegs live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.
Barlegs is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England Barlegs is mostly found in: Essex, where 89 percent live and Suffolk, where 11 percent live.
Barlegs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Barlegs has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Barlegs surname fell 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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Barlegs Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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