Clegg Surname
Approximately 27,305 people bear this surname
Clegg Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Clegg,' a North-English surname. No doubt a form of Clough, a break in the hillside. Almost all our Cleggs hail from Clegg, or Clegg Hall, in the parish of Rochdale.
Nicholas de Clegg, 1360: Baines' Lancashire.
Read More About This SurnameClegg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,070 | 1:32,742 | 4,084 |
| England | 10,599 | 1:5,257 | 733 |
| Australia | 1,806 | 1:14,948 | 2,123 |
| Canada | 962 | 1:38,301 | 4,810 |
| New Zealand | 495 | 1:9,148 | 1,582 |
| South Africa | 486 | 1:111,477 | 13,412 |
| Scotland | 340 | 1:15,747 | 1,959 |
| Northern Ireland | 286 | 1:6,451 | 1,163 |
| Wales | 267 | 1:11,590 | 1,287 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Ireland | 179 | 1:26,307 | 2,448 |
| Nigeria | 101 | 1:1,753,889 | 63,997 |
| Isle of Man | 69 | 1:1,244 | 200 |
| Philippines | 49 | 1:2,066,086 | 120,732 |
| Thailand | 47 | 1:1,502,944 | 203,155 |
| Germany | 41 | 1:1,963,548 | 108,338 |
| Spain | 37 | 1:1,263,569 | 42,239 |
| Guernsey | 37 | 1:1,742 | 400 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Ghana | 16 | 1:1,688,793 | 11,528 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Mozambique | 2 | 1:13,630,784 | 7,358 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 321 | 1:13,800 | 1,809 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10,135 | 1:2,405 | 341 |
| Scotland | 68 | 1:55,047 | 3,627 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:65,351 | 3,160 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:6,485 | 1,119 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:9,045 | 877 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,775 | 1:28,292 | 3,466 |
Clegg (209) may also be a first name.
Clegg Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Clegg,' a North-English surname. No doubt a form of Clough, a break in the hillside. Almost all our Cleggs hail from Clegg, or Clegg Hall, in the parish of Rochdale.
Nicholas de Clegg, 1360: Baines' Lancashire.
Mathew de Clegg, 1360: ibid.
Ricardus de Cleghe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Henricus de Cloghe, 1379: ibid.
Thomas Clegg, tanner, of Middleton, Lancashire, 1581: Wills at Chester.
Arthur Clegg, of Fieldhouse, parish of Rochdale, 1608: ibid.
1788. Married — William Robert Clegg and Ann Thomas: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English or Scandinavian) the guttural form of Clay, q.v.
The commonness of Clegg as a Lancashire surname is due to Clegg (Hall), near Rochdale.
Robert del Cleg, A.D. 1246-7. —Lanc. Assize-Rolls.
Adam de Clegge, A.D. 1369.—Lanc. Fines. (Celtic) confused with Clague, q.v.
“Big-Built” in Gaelic.
"Old Norse, kleggi, a compact mass. There was a Northman with this surname in the Landnamabok." Ferguson.
From cleggo, a rock, cliff; clegar, id. Hence Clegar in St. Agnes, and Cleggo in Gorran.
The name Mac Leog in the ogam character, which is probably connected with the Irish Mac Liacc or Mac Liag, was discovered by Professor Rhys on a stone at the Friary, Arbory. Mac Liag would easily become Cleg and Clague.
'Mac Liag, Chief Poet of Erinn, ’ a.d. 1014.
It is just possible that this name may be derived from kleggi, 'a horse-fly'. We may note that the name Porsteinn Clegge, where Clegge is a nickname, is found in the Landnámabóc.
In 1405 Gilbert Cleg received letters of protection from Henry IV. to come to the Isle of Man.
Clegg was the name of a very ancient family of Clegg Hall near Rochdale; but the estate passed out of the family by marriage in the reign of Edward VI. (B.). The name is common in the Rochdale registers of the 16th century (F.), and it is still in the town. Richard Clegg was vicar of.
Clegg Demographics
Average Clegg Salary in
United States
$44,306 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Clegg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Clegg Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Clegg is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Clegg? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 20,038th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 266,894 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Clegg live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 625,736th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 209 people.
Clegg is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 11,070 people, or 1 in 32,742. In The United States Clegg is most common in: Utah, where 10 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and North Carolina, where 5 percent live. Not including The United States Clegg is found in 68 countries. It is also found in England, where 39 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.
Clegg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Clegg has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 624 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 105 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,113 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 44 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Clegg Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Clegg surname is primarily Presbyterian (38%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Clegg last name are 15.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.15% registered with the political party.
The amount Clegg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.92% more than the national average, earning 470,392 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 122.45% more than the national average, earning R 528,624 per year; in United States they earn 2.68% more than the national average, earning $44,306 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.27% more than the national average, earning $54,785 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleggs | 91 | 29 | / |
| Dclegg | 91 | 1 | / |
| Cleagg | 91 | 1 | / |
| Cleg | 89 | 17 | / |
| Schlegg | 83 | 1 | / |
| Slegg | 80 | 181 | / |
| Cligg | 80 | 40 | / |
| Klegg | 80 | 25 | / |
| Cleeg | 80 | 6 | / |
| Clegs | 80 | 5 | / |
| Clegt | 80 | 2 | / |
| Qlegg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cleag | 80 | 0 | / |
| Scleg | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cleig | 80 | 0 | / |
| Schliegg | 77 | 1 | / |
| Clg | 75 | 4 | / |
| Cleugh | 73 | 445 | / |
| Sleggs | 73 | 96 | / |
| Schleg | 73 | 65 | / |
| Cleigh | 73 | 19 | / |
| Cilleg | 73 | 2 | / |
| Clegue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Claigg | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cleagh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Schleig | 67 | 205 | / |
| Clec | 67 | 154 | / |
| Kleg | 67 | 45 | / |
| Sleg | 67 | 36 | / |
| Cleague | 67 | 30 | / |
| Clek | 67 | 17 | / |
| Clig | 67 | 14 | / |
| Clex | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kellegg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Clgk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Xlgg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chlegue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Claggic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gillegg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schlieg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sleaggs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cleigue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clkg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qlgg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zlgg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cclg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cjlg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clgc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clgx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clgz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jlgg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dclg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clqg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scleigh | 67 | 0 | / |
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