Barlegs Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

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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Barlegs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Barlegs Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Barlegs Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Barlegs is found most frequently in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Barlegs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Barlegs live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England Barlegs is primarily concentrated in: Essex, where 89 percent reside and Suffolk, where 11 percent reside.

Barlegs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Barlegs has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barleggs9317/
Barlags860/
Barlikgs801/
Barleigh800/
Barliegh800/
Barlek77188/
Barlex7777/
Barlig7761/
Barlec777/
Barlics7161/
Barleac7112/
Borleeg711/
Barillec67244/
Varleigh6717/
Barillex671/

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Barlegs Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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