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Where Does The Last Name Legan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Legan (Russian: Леган) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Legań. Click here for other possible spellings of Legan.

How Common Is The Last Name Legan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Legan is the 150,823^rd most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,494,027 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Legan reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 313,309^th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 696 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,452 people, or 1 in 249,627. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 12 percent reside, Texas, where 11 percent reside and Illinois, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 41 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 11 percent reside and The Philippines, where 8 percent reside.

Legan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Legan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Legan surname grew 695 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Legan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Legan surname is predominantly Catholic (65%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Christian (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Legan surname are 24.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.12% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Legan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.87% more than the national average, earning $44,388 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.72% less than the national average, earning $36,410 CAD per year.