Legerton Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Legerton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Legerton.'

Hugh de Legerton, Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Legerton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
Trinidad and Tobago1061:12,8681,702
England841:663,31038,317
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1341:181,90614,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Legerton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Legerton.'

Hugh de Legerton, Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Legerton Last Name Facts

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

Legerton is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Legerton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legerton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Legerton is the 825,152nd most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 21,689,125 people. The last name Legerton occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Legerton are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 2,665,139. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 42 percent live, North Carolina, where 13 percent live and New York, where 12 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Trinidad and Tobago, where 32 percent live and England, where 25 percent live.

Legerton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Legerton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Legerton surname increased 1,943 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Legerton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Legerton last name are 37.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.87% being registered with the political party.

The amount Legerton earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 26.23% more than the national average, earning $54,466 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.7% more than the national average, earning $62,450 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ledgerton94160/
Leggerton942/
Ligerton881/
Lezerton881/
Lagerton881/
Legarton881/
Lidgerton828/
Leaserton820/
Logorton751/
Lizairton591/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Legerton
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