Ledgerton Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ledgerton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ledgerton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1401:397,98627,485
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304

Ledgerton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ledgerton is found most frequently in England. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ledgerton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,374,607th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The surname Ledgerton is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Ledgerton live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 397,986. In England it is most prevalent in: Merseyside, where 49 percent live, Essex, where 19 percent live and Hertfordshire, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account England Ledgerton is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and Scotland, where 2 percent live.

Ledgerton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ledgerton has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Ledgerton last name grew 452 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ledgerton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ledgerton last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Ledgerton earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legerton94336/
Lidgerton898/
Leggerton892/
Ligerton821/
Lezerton821/
Ledretton781/
Leaserton780/
Lizairton561/
Lejritana561/
Laeujratan531/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ledgerton
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis