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

The surname Leger (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻜﻌﻴﺮ, Hindi: लेगेर, Russian: Легер) is most common in The United States. It may be found as a variant: Léger, Legèr, Lèger, Legér or Légér. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This surname is the 12,447^th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,475 people. Leger is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Leger live; 51 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. Leger is also the 141,565^th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 2,680 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 12,412 people, or 1 in 29,202. In The United States Leger is most prevalent in: Louisiana, where 32 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 13 percent are found and Texas, where 11 percent are found. Other than The United States it occurs in 94 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 26 percent are found and Canada, where 24 percent are found.

Leger Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Leger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leger surname grew 3,819 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 485 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 500 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Leger Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Leger surname are 15.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.02% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Leger earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.86% less than the national average, earning 266,962 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 224.83% more than the national average, earning R 771,924 per year; in United States they earn 1.36% less than the national average, earning $42,561 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.97% less than the national average, earning $46,220 CAD per year.