Legatt Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Legatt Surname Definition:

Legate, an ambassador; Leggett, the son of Legge.

Legatt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2891:1,254,18388,515
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Legatt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Legate, an ambassador; Leggett, the son of Legge.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Legatt Last Name Facts

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

Legatt is most common in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Legatt? popularity and diffusion

Legatt is the 870,423rd most common family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 23,432,624 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Legatt are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 289 people, or 1 in 1,254,183. In The United States Legatt is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 79 percent reside, New Jersey, where 3 percent reside and New York, where 3 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Legatt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Legatt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Legatt surname rose 7,225 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 74 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Legatt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Legatt are 28.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.71% being registered with the political party.

The amount Legatt earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.57% less than the national average, earning $40,744 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.14% more than the national average, earning $52,736 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leggatt922,264/
Legatte925/
Leigatt921/
Legat913,657/
Leighatt861/
Leggatte861/
Legate831,955/
Leggat831,863/
Legath83527/
Legast8392/
Legait8384/
Liegat8360/
Legott8348/
Lagatt8320/
Legaut8317/
Legatz8316/
Legats8312/
Leygat8310/
Logatt839/
Le'gat835/
Leghat832/
Ligatt831/
Leegat831/
Legatš831/
Lega808,936/
Legault7721,014/
Leggate771,205/
Leggott771,031/
Legaste77509/
Liggatt7787/
Lekgate7778/
Liegaut7744/
Legotte7741/
Leighat7729/
Legathe7718/
Leghath7715/
Leghait779/
Le'gate778/
Leegate777/
Leigott772/
Legaite771/
Legaitė771/
Leagott770/
Leggats770/
Laggatt770/
Leygate770/
Lagat7336,549/
Legas732,868/
Legay731,827/
Legaz731,660/
Leuga73570/
Legha73518/
Legát73336/
Ligat73266/
Legau73244/
Liega73199/
Llega73173/
Leiga73167/
Legah73141/
Legai73139/
Legad73139/
Legot73101/
Leyga7375/
Leaga7368/
Legga7351/
Légat7347/
Legoa7329/
Logat7325/
Legaj7325/
Leega7319/
Lehga7314/
Lesga735/
Legaa733/
Lègat733/
Lekga732/
Lejga731/
Legap731/
Lekgathe7121/
Legatova7117/
Legatová7116/
Legoutte714/
Leagault713/
Lesgaste711/
Leeggott710/
Lekgau673,507/
Legote67847/
Lekgoa67599/
Ligate67453/
Legaux67418/
Ligayt67247/
Leigha67234/
Leagas67211/
Legout67210/
Legaid67173/
Lagait67130/
Leinga67128/
Liggat67118/
Legach6781/
Legáth6769/
Legaud6767/
Leanga6751/
Liegau6749/
Laghat6734/
Leagay6729/
Laigat6728/
Lehgay6725/
Leggay6724/
Lesgaa6722/
Legass6719/
Leggas6717/
Laggat6716/
Ligait6712/
Legasp6712/
Legahe6712/
Llegad6711/
Leagea6710/
Legost679/
Leggot678/
Legacz678/
Leegay678/
Legasd676/
Leggau675/
Liagat675/
Llegas675/
Loghat674/
Légaut674/
Legais673/
Leggah673/
Legathová673/
Lekgay673/
Leghad672/
Leigoa672/
Leagai672/
Lhagat672/
Logait672/
Lechga672/
Logath671/
Liegha671/
Leagad671/
Leagha671/
Leghha671/
Leguea671/
Leigah671/
Leggaa671/
Loggat671/
Hlekga671/
Leigai671/
Leigas671/
Leghai671/
Leghay671/
Leghea671/
Legoit671/
Legoth671/
Legoût671/
Legathova671/
Lagaat671/
Ligats671/
Lighat671/
Ligott671/
Lesgot671/
Liegot671/
Leegai671/
Lagath671/
Leagoa671/
Legaas671/
Legash671/
Legaus670/
Lygast670/
Lacgat670/

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