View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

Legan (Russian: Леган) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Legań. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

This last name is the 150,823^rd most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,494,027 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Legan reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Legan is also the 313,309^th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 696 people.

The surname Legan is most frequently 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 are found, Texas, where 11 percent are found and Illinois, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 11 percent are found and The Philippines, where 8 percent are found.

Legan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Legan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Legan surname increased 695 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Legan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Legan surname is principally 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 with the Republican Party 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.